Following the previous projects <If You Were Me>(2003) and <If You Were Me 2>(2005) , <If You Were Me 3> is the third omnibus project describing the theme, human rights. The third project is comprised of six short films made by seven directors.
The six shorts included in <If You Were Me 3> are as follows: “Muhammad the Hermit King”(directed by CHUNG Yoon-chul) is a story that points out our discriminatory attitude towards foreign workers, “The Girl Bitten by Mosquito”(directed by KIM Hyun-phil) deals with prejudice and objectification, telling a story about a death of a young orphan girl who was forced to sleep by candle light because she was unable to pay her bills, “GaP”(directed by LEE Mi-yeon) is a story that points out the unfair fixated gender roles within the family, “A Tough Life” (directed by NOH Dong-seok) deals with skin color and race discriminations in Korean society as seen through the eyes of children, ”BomBomBomB!!!” (directed by KIM Gok, KIM Sun) shows the prejudice and discrimination that teenage sexual minorities must endure and “An Ephemeral Life” (directed by HONG Ki-seon) is about discrimination against irregular workers.
This film has deepened its theme, and the point of view on the theme approaches deeper to the mental state and life of protagonists without merely remaining at sketching discriminated objects.
- CHUNG Yoon-chul
Born in 1971.
Graduated from The School of Film and Theater at Hanyang University.
Selected as a member of MAMPIST and studied Film Editing at the Australian Film, Television and Radio School.
1997 [Memorial Picture] short film
Best Film Award, 4th Seoul Short Film Festival (1997, Korea)
1998 [Hibernation] short film
Competition, 21st Clermont-Ferrand Short Film Festival (1999, France)
Best Director Award, Shinyoung Film Festival (1999, Korea)
2005 [MAЯATHON] 35mm, color, 117min.
Panorama, 27th Durban Int’l Film Festival (2006, South Africa)
Closing Film, 8th Deauville Asian Film Festival (2006, France)
6th San Diego Asian Film Festival (2005, USA)
Focus on World Cinema, 29th Montreal World Film Festival (2005, Canada)
Public Award for Best Film/Junior Jury Award, 11th Lyon Asian Film Festival (2005, France)
Best Film Award/New Director Award, 42nd Grand Bell Awards (2005, Korea)
Wide Angle, 10th Pusan Int’l Film Festival (2005, Korea)
2006 [If You Were Me 3-“Muhammad the Hermit King”] 35mm, color, 16min.
3rd InD Panda Int’l Shorts Festival (2007, Hong Kong)
Opening Film, Festival Franco-Coreen du Film (2006, France)
11th Pusan Int’l Film Festival (2006, Korea)
7th Jeonju Int’l Film Festival (2006, Korea)
- KIM Hyeon-pil
Born in Kimje, Jeonbuk, Korea
Graduated from Graduate School of Korean National University of Arts, School of Film and Multimedia, Dept. of Film Making.
2001 [Frog Child] 16mm, color, 14min.
[True or Not] 16mm, color, 34min.
2003 [Wonderful Day] 16mm, color, 32min.
Korean Independent Cinema Section, 14th Brisbane Int’l Film Festival (2005, Australia)
Int’l Panorama, 9th Rio de Janeiro Int’l Short Film Festival (2003, Brazil)
Kodak Award (Excellent Award), Seoul Independent Film Festival (2003, Korea)
Cinefondation, 56th Cannes Film Festival (2003, Korea)
Busan Asian Short Film Festival (2003, Korea)
22nd Vancouver Int’l Film Festival (2003, Canada)
1st Prize, 2nd Mise-en-scene’s Genre Film Festival (2003, Korea)
Fantastic Short Films, 7th Puchon Int’l Fantastic Film Festival (2003, Korea)
2004 [Just Close Your Eyes and Go Back!] 35mm, color, 25min.
6th Jeonju Int’l Film Festival (2005, Korea)
4th Mise-en-scéne's Genre Film Festival (2005, Korea)
Special Prize, 30th Seoul Independent Film Festival (2004, Korea)
2006 [If You Were Me 3, “The Girl Bitten by Mosquito”] 35mm, color, 22min.
3rd InD Panda Int’l Shorts Festival (2007, Hong Kong)
Opening Film, Festival Franco-Coreen du Film (2006, France)
11th Pusan Int’l Film Festival (2006, Korea)
7th Jeonju Int’l Film Festival (2006, Korea)
- NOH Dong-seok
Born in 1974, Dae-jeon
Graduated from Korean Academy of Film Arts
1999 [Tunnel] 16mm, color, 9min.
Off/Theather Section, 3rd Puchon Int'l Fantastic Film Festival (1999, Korea)
2000 [Aspirin] 16mm, color, 18min.
Independent Film Production Support by Korean Film Commission
2001 [Memories] DV 6mm, color, 30min.
[Chorong & Me] 16mm, b/w, 23min.
Competition, 1st Mise-en-scène’s Genre Film Festival (2002, Korea)
Audience Award, IndieForum, Korean Independent Film & Video Makers’ Forum (2002, Korea)
2003 [Doggy] 16mm, b/w, 14min.
Competition, Seoul Independent Film Festival (2003, Korea)
22nd Vancouver Int’l Film Festival (2003, Canada)
2nd Mise-en-scène’s Genre Film Festival (2003, Korea)
IndieForum, Independent Film & Video Makers’ Forum (2003, Korea)
2004 [My Generation] 35mm, color/b&w, 85min.
Asian Cinema, 18th Singapore Int’l Film Festival (2005, Singapore)
Indie Power, 29th Hong Kong Int’l Film Festival (2005, Hong Kong)
Young Forum, 55th Berlin Int’l Film Festival (2005, Germany)
Cinema of the Future, 34th Int’l Film Festival Rotterdam (2005, The Netherlands)
IndieForum, Korean Independent Film & Video Makers’ Forum (2004, Korea)
New Currents, 9th Pusan Int’l Film Festival (2004, Korea)
5th Jeonju Int’l Film Festival (2004, Korea)
2006 [If You Were Me 3-“A Tough Life”] 35mm, color, 15min.
3rd InD Panda Int’l Shorts Festival (2007, Hong Kong)
Opening Film, Festival Franco-Coreen du Film (2006, France)
11th Pusan Int’l Film Festival (2006, Korea)
7th Jeonju Int’l Film Festival (2006, Korea)
- KIM Gok
Born in 1978, Incheon.
Twin brothers and have worked together since their first work, [Anti-Dialectic]
2001 [Anti-Dialectic: The Letter to Nietzsche and Merleau-Ponty in Form of Density] DV 6mm, b&w, 55min.
New Territories, 59th Venice Int’l Film Festival (2002, Italy)
[Ecce Homo]
2001 [Time Consciousnesz]
Korean Independent Cinema (2004, Japan)
2002 [Capitalist Manifesto: Working Men of All Countries, Accumulate!] DV 6mm, color, 115min.
Korean Independent Cinema (2005, Japan)
Special Mention, 28th Hong Kong Int’l Film Festival (2004, Hong Kong)
IndieForum, Korean Independent Film & Video Makers’ Forum (2004, Korea)
Young Forum, 54th Berlin Int’l Film Festival (2004, Germany)
2003 [Principle of Party Politics]
5th Jeonju Int’l Film Festival (2004, Korea)
2004 [Light and Class]
Competition, Seoul Experimental Film Festival (2004, Korea)
IndieForum, Korean Independent Film & Video Makers’ Forum (2004, Korea)
5th Jeonju Int’l Film Festival (2004, Korea)
2005 [Geo-lobotomy] HD, color, 110min.
Special mention in Dragon & Tiger Series, Vancouver Int’l Film Festival (2006, Canada)
Competition Perspectives, 28th Moscow Int’l Film Festival (2006, Russia)
Competition, 31st Seoul Independent Film Festival (2005, Korea)
2006 [If You Were Me 3- “BomBomBomB!!!”] 35mm, color, 21min.
5th Taiwan Int'l Children's Film Festival (2012, Taiwan)
4th Jecheon Int’l Music & Film Festival (2008, Korea)
10th Toronto Reel Asian Film Festival (2007,Canada)
3rd InD Panda Int’l Shorts Festival (2007, Hong Kong)
Opening Film, 2006 Festival Franco-Coreen du Film (2006, France)
Korean Cinema Today, 11th Pusan Int’l Film Festival (2006, Korea)
Korean Cinema on the Move, 7th Jeonju Int’l Film Festival (2006, Korea)
- KIM Sun
Born in 1978, Incheon.
Twin brothers and have worked together since their first work, [Anti-Dialectic]
2001 [Anti-Dialectic: The Letter to Nietzsche and Merleau-Ponty in Form of Density] DV 6mm, b&w, 55min.
New Territories, 59th Venice Int’l Film Festival (2002, Italy)
[Ecce Homo]
2001 [Time Consciousnesz]
Korean Independent Cinema (2004, Japan)
2002 [Capitalist Manifesto: Working Men of All Countries, Accumulate!] DV 6mm, color, 115min.
Korean Independent Cinema (2005, Japan)
Special Mention, 28th Hong Kong Int’l Film Festival (2004, Hong Kong)
IndieForum, Korean Independent Film & Video Makers’ Forum (2004, Korea)
Young Forum, 54th Berlin Int’l Film Festival (2004, Germany)
2003 [Principle of Party Politics]
5th Jeonju Int’l Film Festival (2004, Korea)
2004 [Light and Class]
Competition, Seoul Experimental Film Festival (2004, Korea)
IndieForum, Korean Independent Film & Video Makers’ Forum (2004, Korea)
5th Jeonju Int’l Film Festival (2004, Korea)
2005 [Geo-lobotomy] HD, color, 110min.
Special mention in Dragon & Tiger Series, Vancouver Int’l Film Festival (2006, Canada)
Competition Perspectives, 28th Moscow Int’l Film Festival (2006, Russia)
Competition, 31st Seoul Independent Film Festival (2005, Korea)
2006 [If You Were Me 3-“BomBomBomB!!!”] 35mm, color, 21min.
5th Taiwan Int'l Children's Film Festival (2012, Taiwan)
4th Jecheon Int’l Music & Film Festival (2008, Korea)
10th Toronto Reel Asian Film Festival (2007,Canada)
3rd InD Panda Int’l Shorts Festival (2007, Hong Kong)
Opening Film, 2006 Festival Franco-Coreen du Film (2006, France)
Korean Cinema Today, 11th Pusan Int’l Film Festival (2006, Korea)
Korean Cinema on the Move, 7th Jeonju Int’l Film Festival (2006, Korea)
- LEE Mi-yeon
Born in 1963.
Graduated from Dongduk Women’s University, Dept. of Korean Literature
Studied Filmmaking at E.S.E.C. in France.
Known as the first woman in Korea to succeed as a producer, was assistant director to LEE Chang-dong on “Green Fish” (1997), and produced two of KIM Jee-woon’s films, “The Quiet Family” (1998) and “The Foul King” (2000).
2002 [L’Abri] 35mm, color, 92min.
2006 [If You Were Me 3-“GaP”] 35mm, color, 15min.
3rd InD Panda Int’l Shorts Festival (2007, Hong Kong)
Opening Film, Festival Franco-Coreen du Film (2006, France)
11th Pusan Int’l Film Festival (2006, Korea)
7th Jeonju Int’l Film Festival (2006, Korea)
- HONG Ki-seon
Born in 1953.
Graduated from Seoul National University, Dept. of Nuclear Engineering.
Established an underground film production group, “Jangsangotme” in 1998.
Founded “Young Film” in 1982.
1989 [May 80-Dreamy Land]
1992 [Sorrow, Like a Withdrawn Dagger, Left My Heart]
Jury’s Special Prize, San Remo Int’l Film Festival (1993, Italy)
Festival des 3 Continents (1993, South Africa)
2003 [The Road Taken] 35mm, color, 103min.
Competition, 29th Seoul Independent Film Festival (2003, Korea)
Opening Film, 7th Human Rights Film Festival (2003, Korea)
PSB Award (Audience Award), 8th Pusan Int’l Film Festival (2003, Korea)
2006 [If You Were Me 3-“An Ephemeral Life”] 35mm, color, 17min.
3rd InD Panda Int’l Shorts Festival (2007, Hong Kong)
Opening Film, Festival Franco-Coreen du Film (2006, France)
11th Pusan Int’l Film Festival (2006, Korea)
7th Jeonju Int’l Film Festival (2006, Korea)
2009 [The Case of Itaewon Homicide] 35mm, color, 100min.