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Uncle 'Bar' at Barbershop

2000, Color, 22', Live Action
Dir: KWON Jong-kwan
Keyword: Drama,Gay,
Synopsis
At a small barbershop on the outskirts of Seoul in the early eighties, when sexual prejudices and violence were prevalent, there is a trim, middle-aged barber greeting the customers in a friendly manner. But a little joke with some sexual innuendo triggers a fist-fight.
Director's Bio / Filmography
- KWON Jong-kwan
Born in Seoul, Korea
Graduated Kyung-hee Univ. Korean Language and Literature

1996  [techNOman] video
1999  [28th October 1979, A Sunny Sunday] 16mm, 17min. b&w
          Korean Shorts: Critics’ Week, 3rd Jeonju Int’l Film Festival (2002, Korea)
          18th Chicago Int’l Children's Film Festival (2001, USA)
          Competition, 12th BBC British Short Film Festival (2000, UK)
          Competition, 10th "Message To Man" Int'l Film Festival (2000, Russia)
          Best Short Award, 37th Grand Bell Awards (2000, Korea)
          IndieForum, Independent Film & Video Maker’s Forum (2000, Korea)
          Competition, Busan Asian Film Festival (2000, Korea)
          Special Screening, 14th Fribourg Int'l Film Festival (2000, Switzerland)
          Best Short Award, 4th Pusan Int'l Film Festival (1999, Korea)
          Outstanding Short Award, 6th Cheju Shinyoung Short Film Festival (1999, Korea)
          25th Korean Indie & Short Film Festival (1999, Korea)
2000  [Uncle ‘Bar’ at Barbershop] 35mm, 22' 50", color
          '10 Years of Indiestory' Festival(2008, HongKong)
          17th Inside Out Toronto Lesbian and Gay Film and Video Festival (2007, Canada)
          Fusion: 4th Los Angeles LGBT People of Color Film Festival (2006, USA)
          Kansai Queer Film Festival (2006, Tokyo)
          22nd Uppsala Int'l Short Film Festival, Gay & Lesbian Special Section (2003, Sweden)
          Melbourne Queer Film Festival (2003, Australia)
          11th Washington DC’s Int’l G&L Film Festival (2002, USA)
          Seattle Lesbian & Gay Film Festival (2002, USA)
          14th New York Lesbian & Gay Film Festival (2002, USA) 
          Korean Shorts: Critics’ Week, 3rd Jeonju Int’l Film Festival (2002, Korea)
          Panorama, 17th Turin Int’l Gay and Lesbian Film Festival (2002, Italy)
          16th London Lesbian and Gay Film Festival (2002, UK)
          Shorts! Int’l Short Film Festival (2001, The Netherlands)
          image+nation : Montréal's ‘l Queer Film + Video Festival (2001, Canada)
          OUTFEST– 19th Los Angeles Gay and Lesbian Film Festival (2001, USA)
          Excellent Film Awards, Korea Visual Arts Festival (2001, Korea)
          IndieForum, Independent Film & Video Makers' Forum (2001, Korea)
          Busan Asian Short Film Festival (2001, Korea)
          Short Film Award, 38th Grand Bell Awards (2001, Korea)
          Competition, 26th Korean Indie & Short Film Festival (2000, Korea)
          Wide Angle, 5th Pusan Int'l Film Festival (2000, Korea)
2004 [S Diary] 35mm, color, 104min.
2005 [Sad Movie] 35mm, color, 108min.
2009 [Coin Boy-an episode of Show Me the Money] HD, color, 112min. (11'10")
            4th International College Peace Film Festival (2009, Korea)
            IndieForum, Independent Film & Video Makers’ Forum 2009 (2009, Korea)
            Opening Film, 10th Jeonju Int’l Film Festival (2009, Korea)
Staff
screenwriter/director: KWON Jong-kwan
producer: KIM Song-hyun
cinematography: LEE Ki-won
lighting : KIM Sung-kwan
location sound recordist: LEE Tae-kyu, Yoon Hye-jin
makeup: PARK Sun-ji, PARK Hyo-jin, HWANGHye-kyung
art director : SUH Myung-hye
production designer: OH Sang-man
music: CHOI Eui-kyung
editor: MOON In-dae (DIGI CUT)
sound supervisor: JUNG Soo-youn (PGM)
sound design: CHOI Dae-sung, Suh Sang-woo
C.G.: GUERRILLA
Cast
LEE Yoon-me as Uncle ‘Bar’
CHOI Sung-woon as Mr. Goo
KIM Kun-ho as Mr. Jun
PAN Jin-soo as Mr. Park
LEE Sung-ae as Mr. Park's Wife
LEE Ae-ra as Mr. Lee's Wife
LEE Ho-hyup as Young-hwan