The films in, "If You Were Me 5" asks the contemporary people who are used to the convenience of cutting edge information age, if our ‘safety’ system is really safe, and how warm our eyes towards people from the other culture are.
KANG Yi-kwan’s film, “Two Teeth” is a story of North Korean exiles. The film depicts the way how South Korean people see North Korean people in the lives going on without any apparent relation with reunification, human right and North Korean defectors. BOO Ji-young’s “Nima” tells that although each scene of life is arduous, bond and hope dwell in human relationship, through daily lives of unregistered immigrant worker, in other name, ‘illegal alien’ and a Korean woman Jung-eun. “Banana Shake” by YOON Sung-hyun questions the stereotype of vicious Korean employer and good-hearted victim foreign worker. It tells that the premise that they are different is inherent in the common adjectives we use for the immigrant workers such as ‘innocent’, ‘weak’, ‘good-hearted’, and ‘pitiful’. It then asks us to realize this premise might be the biggest prejudice. KIM Dai-seung’s “Q&A” gives a creepy warning that collection and control of personal information, which is legitimate but tricky to judge, can be a strong threat to the individuals. SHIN Dong-il’s “Her Story Taking” combines several issues in a multi-layered story; the dispute on CCTV; the dispute on privacy and right of the patients in the hospital; the excessive information exposure and indiscreet comments on the internet, and tried to raise a question about them in a broader category, ‘information right’.
- KANG Yi-kwan
Born in 1971, Seoul, Korea
Graduated from Korea University, the dept. of Sociology
Graduated from Korean Academy of Film Arts.
1997 [Self-portrait] 16mm, color, 3 min.
1998 [My Diary] 16mm, color, 16 min.
1999 [A Boy’s Poem] 15mm, color, 17’42”
2008 [Sa-kwa] 35mm, color/ 118 min.
2010 [Two Teeth -an episode of If You Were Me 5] 35mm, color, 143min. (27min.)
10th Florence Korea Film Fest (2012, Italy)
36th Seoul Independent Film Festival (2010, Korea)
15th Pusan Int’l Film Festival (2010, Korea)
2012 [Juvenile Offender] 107min.
- BOO Ji-young
Born in 1971
Graduated from Ehwa Women's Univ.
Graduated from The Korean Film Academy
1997 [Spark] 16mm, color, 14min.
2nd Seoul Int'l Short Film Festival (2000, Korea)
No Budget Competition, 15th Hamburg Int'l Short Film Festival (1999, Germany)
IndieForum, Korean Independent Film & Video Makers' Forum (1998, Korea)
Encouragement Award, 24th Golden Crown Youth Film Festival (1998, Korea)
2000 [His Humming] DV 6mm, color, 12min.
Excellent Film Awards, Daegu Independent Short Film Festival (Oct.-Nov, 2001, Korea)
Competition, Busan Asian Film Festival (2001, Korea)
Excellent Film Awards, 1st Woman in Film Korea Festival (2000, Korea)
2001 [The Way They Are] 16mm, 15min.
2002 [A Drop of Clear Salty Liquid] 16mm, b&w/color, 17min.
Korean Film Special Screenings, 22nd Upssala Int’l Film Festival (2003, Sweden)
2nd Jeju Tmong Film Festival (2003, Korea)
Gwangju Int'l Film Festival (2002, Korea)
Special Prize, Daegu Independent Short Film Festival (2002, Korea)
6th Puchon Int’l Fantastic Film Festival (2002, Korea)
2008 [Sisters on the Road] 35mm, color, 90min.
8th New York Korean Film Festival (2010, USA)
8th Festival of Korean Cinema In Italy (2010, Italy)
3rd Chennai Women's Film Festival (2010, India)
8th Third Eye Asian Film Festival Mumbai (2009, India)
Hong Kong Lesbian & Gay Film Festival (2009, Hong Kong)
2nd Asian Women's Film Festival (2009, Japan)
22nd Tokyo International Women’s Film Festival (2009, Japan)
14th Aichi International Women's Film Festival (2009, Japan)
44th Karlovy Vary Int’l Film Festival (2009, Czech Republic)
11th International Women’s Film Festival in Seoul (2009, Korea)
13th Pusan Int’l Film Festival (2008, Korea)
2010 [Nima-an episode of If You Were Me 5] 35mm, color, 143min. (23min.)
10th Florence Korea Film Fest (2012, Italy)
13th International Women's Film Festival in Seoul (2011, Korea)
36th Seoul Independent Film Festival (2010, Korea)
15th Pusan Int’l Film Festival (2010, Korea)
2011 [Moonwalk-an episode of A Time to Love] HD, color, 80min. (40min.)
8th InDPanda International Film Festival (2012, Hong Kong)
5th Samsung Women's International Film Festival (2012, India)
13th Cinemanila International Film Festival (2011, Philippines)
Korean Cinema Week, 24th Tokyo International Film Festival (2011, Japan) ‘Moonwalk’ screened only
30th Vancouver International Film Festival (2011, Canada)
12th Jeonju Int’l Film Festival (2011, Korea)
[Myselves] HD, color, 93min, Documentary, Co-directing
Opening film, 37th Seoul Independent Film Festival (2011, Korea)
2014 [Cart] 103min.
- YOON Sung-hyun
Born in 1982, Seoul
Graduated from Seoul Institute of the Arts, Dept. of Film
Graduated from Korean Academy of Film Arts
2003 [Love] DV 6mm, color, 11min.
Resfest Film Festival (2004, Korea)
1st University Film Festival of Korea (2004, Korea)
2008 [Boys] digi-beta, color, 31'30"
11th Aiana International Short Film Festival (2013, Korea)
24th Waseda Film Festival (2011, Japan)
Portrait section, 6th Festival Franco Coreen du Film (2011, France)
Competition, 2nd La Cabina Medium-Lenght Film Festival (2009, Spain)
Competition, 23rd Fribourg Int’l Film Festival (2009, Switzerland)
Gold Prize, Audience Award, 3th Int'l College Peace Film Festival (2008, Korea)
4th InD Panda International Shorts Festival (2008, HongKong)
7h Jeju Film Festival (2008, Korea)
Cinema Digital Seoul2008 (2008, Korea)
2 th Chungmuro International Film Festival in Seoul (2008, Korea)
4th Mise-en-scène’s Genre Film Festival (2008, Korea)
9h Seoul Int’l Youth Film Festival(2008, Korea)
Int’l Competition, 9th Seoul Int’l Film Festival (2008, Korea)
13th IndieForum, Independent Film & Video Makers’ Forum (2008, Korea)
Korean Shorts: Critics’ Choice, 9th Jeonju Int’l Film Festival (2008, Korea)
2009 [Drink and Confess] HD, color, 4'30"
2010 [Boys into the Night] HD, color, 116min.
[Banana Shake-an episode of If You Were Me 5] 35mm, color, 143min. (37min.)
10th Florence Korea Film Fest (2012, Italy)
Portrait section, 6th Festival Franco Coreen du Film (2011, France)
36th Seoul Independent Film Festival (2010, Korea)
15th Pusan Int’l Film Festival (2010, Korea)
- KIM Dai-seung
Born in 1967, Korea
Graduated from Chung-Ang University majoring in Theatrical Arts.
He entered the film scene as the assistant director for directed by CHUNG Ji-young, then went on to work as the assistant director to Korea's renowned director, IM Kwon-taek in most of his films, including , etc.
2001 [Bungee Jumping of Their Own] 35mm, color, 101min.
2004 [Blood Rain] 35mm, color, 119min.
2006 [Traces of Love] 35mm, color, 108min.
2010 [Q&A-an episode of If You Were Me 5] 35mm, color, 143min. (29min.)
10th Florence Korea Film Fest (2012, Italy)
36th Seoul Independent Film Festival (2010, Korea)
15th Pusan Int’l Film Festival (2010, Korea)
2011 [The Concubine] 122min.
2015 [The Magician] 122min.
- SHIN Dong-il
Born in Korea,1968.
Majored in German Literature and Language at
Korea University. Also graduated from the Korea
Academy of Film Arts. He has worked as an assistant director for feature films such as " Corset " (1996, directed by JUNG Byeong-gak), " Poison" (1997, directed by PARK Jae-ho) and he also worked for several TV drama and culture programs.
He attended Cannes Residence Program in 2003
2001 [The Holy Family] 35mm, color, 11min.
Paris Cinema (2003, France)
Cannes Film Festival (2001, France)
Jeonju International Film Festival (Korea)
New York International Independent Film Festival (USA)
Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival (Taiwan)
2005 [Host & Guest] 35mm, color, 92min.
IndieForum, Independent Film & Video Makers’ Forum (2007, Korea)
Best New Director-Grand Jury Prize, 32nd Seattle International Film Festival (2006, USA)
Forum, 56th Berlin International Film Festival (2006, Germany)
41st Karlovy Int’l Film Festival (2006, Czech Republic)
30th Hong Kong International Film Festival (2006, HongKong)
53rd, Sydney Film Festival (2006, Australia)
42nd Chicago International Film Festival (2006, USA)
33rd Flanders International Film Festival-Ghent (2006, Belgium)
10th Pusan International Film Festival (2005, Korea)
2006 [My Friend & His Wife] 35mm, color, 111min.
IndieForum, Independent Film & Video Makers’ Forum (2008, Korea)
44th Chicago International Film Festival (2008, USA)
31st Hong Kong International Film Festival (2007, HongKong)
42nd Karlovy Int’l Film Festival (2007, Czech Republic)
33rd Seattle International Film Festival (2007, USA)
56th Melbourne International Film Festival (2007, Australia)
11th Pusan Int’l Film Festival (2006, Korea)
2009 [Bandhobi] 35mm, color, 107min.
23rd Castellinaria Int’l Festival of Films for Youth (2010, Switzerland)
11th San Diego Asian Film Festival (2010, USA)
12th Udine Far East Film Festival (2010, Italy)
18th Open Doek Film Festival (2010, Belgium)
8th Festival of Korean Cinema In Italy (2010, Italy)
State of the World, State of the Cinema (2010, France)
4th International College Peace Film Festival (2009, Korea)
Best Film Award, 31st Festival of 3 Continents of Nantes (2009, France)
Korean Film Showcase, 10th Tokyo Filmex International Film Festival (2009, Japan)
Jury's Special Award, Cinematic Jury's Award, 3rd Tanabe Benkei Film Festival (2009, Japan)
8th Jeju Film Festival (2009, Korea)
Audience Award-Discovery of Korea Coming-of-Age Film, 11th Seoul Int’l Youth Film Festival (2009, Korea)
IndieForum, Independent Film & Video Makers’ Forum 2009 (2009, Korea)
Audience Critics’ Award, CJ CGV Distribution Support Award, 10th Jeonju Int’l Film Festival (2009, Korea)
2010 [Her Story Taking-an episode of If You Were Me 5] 35mm, color, 143min. (28min.)
10th Florence Korea Film Fest (2012, Italy)
36th Seoul Independent Film Festival (2010, Korea)
15th Pusan Int’l Film Festival (2010, Korea)
