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The Fifth Thoracic Vertebra

2022, Color, 64'41", Live Action
Dir: PARK Syeyoung
Keyword: Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Music
Release: 2023-08-02

 

Film Awards
The 11th Muju Film Festival (2023,Korea)
The 19th Fantaspoa-International Fantastic Film Festival of Porto Alegre (2023,Brazil)
The 70th Sydney International Film Festival (2023,Australia)
The 9th woche der kritik berlinale (2023,Germany)
The 15th Austin Asian American Film Festival (2023,USA)
The 40th Torino Int'l Film Festival (2022,Italy)
The 3rd Beautiful Hapcheon Independent Film Festival (2022,Korea)
The 28th Sarajevo Film Festival (2022,Bosnia and Herzegovina)
The 55th Sitges International Film Festival (2022,Spain)
The 49th Film Fest Ghent (2022,Belgium)
The 3rd Lima Alterna International Film Festival (2022,Peru)
The 9th Across Asia Film Festival (2022,Italy)
The 28th Serbia Belgrade Film Festival (2022,Serbia)
The 4th LA Film Maudit (2022,USA)
The 33th Singapore International Film Festival (2022,Singapore)
The 48th Seoul Independent Film Festival (2022,Korea)
The 26th Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival (2022,Korea)
The 17th London Korean Film Festival (2022,UK)
The 26th Fantasia International Film Festival (2022,Canada)
The 36th Leeds Int’l Film Festival (2022,UK)
Synopsis

A creature born in an abandoned mattress travels around the country feasting on its victims’ vertebrae, struggling to break free from the bed, the mold, and its past.

 

Director's Note

Where do all the promises, curses, scraps and unfinished businesses go when a relationship ends? In this film, these abstract lumps hardened to create a mold on the bed two lovers once occupied. This film journeys to the end of the mold-covered beds petty life and the many different lovers it meets on the way. If we keep to the journey, I hope we might be able to catch a glimpse of where all these bits and scraps, promises and curses end up and what is awaiting them there.

Director's Bio / Filmography
- PARK Syeyoung

 

Born in 1996, Syeyoung Park is a filmmaker based in Seoul, South Korea. He graduated from Korea National University of Arts Film major (BFA) and Video Arts major (MFA).

His first short film CASHBAG (2019) premiered at the Mise- En-Scene Film Festival in 2019 where it won the Best Editing Award. Followed by the short films GODSPEED (2020), VERTIGO (2021) and others.

His first feature film ‘the Fifth Thoracic Vertebra’ won three awards at the Bucheon Film Festival, a Best Director Award at the Seoul Independent Film Festival, a special Jury Mention at Fantasia Film Festival and competed at Sitges Film Festival, Berlin Intl Film Festival Critic’s Week, Torino Film Festival and more.

 

Staff

Director/Writer: PARK Syeyoung

Production Company: MOONSTONE PICTURES

Producer: JEONG San-hee
Assistant Director: HAN Tae-hee, IM Ji-hyeon
Cinematograph: PARK Sye-young
Lighting: PARK Sye-young
Art/Costume/Make up: JEON In, KIM Terri
Sound Record: YOON Kwan-hee, KIM Kyu-bin
Editing: PARK Sye-young
Mixing: PARK Sye-young
Music: HAN Min-hee
D.I/CG: PARK Sye-young

 

Cast

Creature: PARK Ji-hyeon

Gyeol: MOON Hye-in
Yoon: HAM Seok-young