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Sisters on the Road

2008, Color, 90', Live Action

Dir: BOO Ji-young

Keyword: Drama, Women, Gay, Family

Synopsis

The sudden death of her mother brings Myung-eun back home to Jeju Island. There she meets her sister Myung-ju and her sister’s daughter Seung-a, still living at their old house.
The two sisters, who are dissimilar in character, living styles and even fathers go traveling together to find Myung-eun’s father after they bury their mother.
They continuously argue with each other over the course of their journey. And the tension between them escalates as past memories are recalled. They cannot repress their anger for one another any longer and they inevitably come to blows.
After their fight, they begin to understand each other a little more and Myung-eun wants to stop finding her real father. Myung-ju confesses that she had burned a letter sent by Myung-eun’s father—a letter that reveals a secret about Myung-eun’s father.

Director's Note

“Family” is the existence to support family members with unstinted help, assistant and love in mental and physical ways closely. “Family” should be overcome blood ties in a fragmental society in the present.
Two sisters who have dissimilarity in character, life style and even fathers go traveling together. Although the travel for finding younger sister’s father, they make a trip just like strangers. The travel for finding father is far away like a mirage.
In the end of journey, they finally meet not father but the aunt Hyun-a, an old friend of their mother for a long time ago in silence.

Director's Bio / Filmography

- 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.

Staff

Director/screenplay : BOO Ji-young
Production : DNA Production Co. Ltd.
Executive Producer :PARK Soon-hong
Producer :YOO Seung-young
Cinematography : KIM Dong-eun
Lighting : KANG Dong-ho
Production Designer : LEE Jong-pil
Editing : KIM Soo-jin
Composer : CHOI Seung-hyun
Recording : EUN Hee-soo
Costumes : KIM Yu-sun
Make-up : LEE Na-yeon

Cast

KONG Hyo-jin as Myung-ju
2008 [Crush and Blush]
2007 [Dachimawa Lee], [M]
2006 [Family Ties]
2002 [A Bizarre Love Triangle]

SHIN Mina as Myung-eun
2005 [A Bittersweet Life], [The Beast and the Beauty]
2003 [Madeleine]
2001 [Volcano High]

KIM Sang-hyun as Hyun-a
2007 [The French Lieutenant’s Woman] (short)