Synopsis
Hyun-young was seeing two men, a classmate and a painter. But they both dump her at the same time. Later she remembers a certain smile they both have at the end of the relationship, and she starts to decode hidden meaning behind their gestures and body language. This is not only about the heroine's heart breaking story but also about communication
Director's Bio / Filmography
- KIM Jee-hyun
2009 [앞산展 The Mountain in the Front] DV 6mm, color, 71min. Born in Seoul
Graduated from ESEC (Ecole Supeieure Libre D'Etudes Cinematographiques)
1995 [1995 Silk Road] 8mm video, color, 15min.
London Institute of Contemporary Arts Uncut New Cinema Club (1995, UK)
1997 [The Long Way Home] 16mm, b&w/color, 16min.
24th Youth Film Festival (1998, Korea)
Director’s Award, 4th Seoul Short Film Festival (1997, Korea)
2000 [The Smile] DV 6mm, 9min., color
4th Mise-en-scène’s Genre Film Festival (2005, Korea)
1st Korean Film Festival (2000, Korea)
IndieForum, Korean Independent Film & Video Maker’s Forum (2000, Korea)
[Another Love Story] DV 6mm, 31min., color
IndieForum, Korean Independent Film & Video Makers’ Forum (2001, Korea)
26th Seoul Independent Short Film Festival (2000, Korea)
2001 [Recipes for Ramen] DV 6mm, color, 41min.
Competition, Gwangju Int'l Film Festival (2001, Korea)
Competition, 27th Korean Independent Film Festival (2001, Korea)
Opening Film, IndieForum, Korean Independent Film & Video Makers' Forum (2001, Korea)
2002 [Popee] DV 6mm, color, 63min.
Asian DV Competition, 27th Hong Kong Int’l Film Festival (2003, Hong Kong)
DV Competition, 5th Deauville Asian Film Festival (2003, France)
World Fantastic Cinema, Puchon Int’l Fantastic Film Festival (2002, Korea)
Seoul Independent Film Festival (2002, Korea)
2009 [The Mountain in the Front] DV 6mm, color, 60min.
Audience Award, Seoul Independent Documentary Festival
2010 [A Trip to Gyeongju] HD, color, 31min.
Competition, 36th Seoul Independent Film Festival (2010, Korea)
4th Great Shot Film Festival (2010, Korea)
Jeongdongin Independent Film&Video Festival (2010, Korea)
IndieForum, Independent Film & Video Makers’ Forum (2010, Korea)
Competition, 12th Int’l Women’s Film Festival in Seoul (2010, Korea)
2011 [Yosemite and I] 43'48"
Staff
director/writer: KIM Jee-hyun
editor: KIM Jee-hyun/ JUNG Chang-ick
Sound recording: HA Jun-ho
Cast
SHIM Jae-kwan as Kyung-hwan
PARK Hyun-yung as Hyun-young
OH Jea-kyun as Young-joon
