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In the Name of the Father
2010, HD, color, 28'
Dir: SON Jong-kyu
Keyword: Drama,The Aged,Human Rights,Family
Competition, 9th Mise-en-scène’s Short Film Festival (2010, Korea)
Second Prize, 11th Independent Short Film Festival (2010, Korea)
Second Prize, 2nd Juan Youth Festival (2010, Korea)
4th Seoul Int’l Family Film Festival (2010, Korea)
Competition, 36th Seoul Independent Film Festival (2010, Korea)
Second Prize & Best Actor, 6th University Film Festival of Korea (2010, Korea)
Best Film & Audience Award, 9th Premier of Passion (2009, Korea)
Jun-seok cannot put his father in a nursing home because of absurd judgement. Since he even cannot take back the monthly rent deposit, he accepts the offer from a gangster to kidnap a little girl to pay off debt.
Family's love cannot be explained as a word.
SON Jong-kyu

Born in 1983, Gyeonggido
Graduated from Seokyeong Univ., Dept. of Theater and Film

2008 [Reward] 16mm, color, 21’5”
         First Prize, 8th Premiere of Passion (2008, Korea)
         1st FilmSketch Int’l College Film Festival (2009, Korea)
         4th University Film Festival of Korea (2008, Korea)
         8th Korea Youth Media Festival (2008, Korea)
         Encouragement Award, KBI College Film & Video Festival (2008, Korea)
2009 [All about Her] 16mm/DV 6mm, color, 3min.
         1st Seoul Int'l Extreme Short Image & Film Festival (2009, Korea)
         7th Experimental Film & Video Festival in Seoul (2010, Korea)
2010 [In the Name of the Father] HD, color, 28min. 
         Best Film & Audience Award, 9th Premier of Passion (2009, Korea)
         Competition, 9th Mise-en-scène’s Short Film Festival (2010, Korea)
         Second Prize, 11th Independent Short Film Festival (2010, Korea)
         Second Prize, 2nd Juan Youth Festival (2010, Korea)
         4th Seoul Int’l Family Film Festival (2010, Korea)
         Competition, 36th Seoul Independent Film Festival (2010, Korea)
         Second Prize & Best Actor, 6th University Film Festival of Korea (2010, Korea)
Director/screenwriter/editing SON Jong-kyu
Producer KIM Yeon-su/GO Hyun-min
Assistant director HONG Wan-seok
Cinematography YOON Yeong-chul
Lighting MOON Joon-woo
Music SON Jong-min
Mixing JUN Jang-bum
Recording LEE Hyung-sub
HEO Jun-seok as Son
CHOI Yeon-soo as Father
CHOI Hyun as Gangster