The new generation of independent animators from South Korea is not afraid of challenges — they take risks and experiment with style in an attempt to find their voice and uniqueness.
Curated by Sasha Prokopenko
Death, Miscarriages/Abortion, Abuse, Blood, Needles
INCOMPLETE WOMAN | 조금 부족한 여자
Huh Su-young
South Korea | 2020, 10 min
One day, the dismembered body of a woman was found.
Except for her lower body and the left hand, other body parts were disappeared without a trace and no evidence of any intrusion.
So her lower body and the left hand take the road in search of others that had left for the reason they hated each other so much.
MATE
Im Chaerin
South Korea, USA | 2019, 5 min
A close-up of the powers that influence mating rituals: powers of attraction and repulsion. An experimental film combining animation, printmaking, and photography.
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Lee Moon-Joo
South Korea | 2020, 8 min
“Dad has aged.”
I thought that “Being old” is slowly coming.
However, it’s passing through Dad very urgently and surely.
SALVIA AT NINE | 아홉 살의 사루비아
Jang Na-ri
South Korea | 2020, 7 min
A nine-year-old girl lives in the same neighborhood as a father who watches erotic videos next to his child and an old man who habitually molests his neighborhood’s elementary school kids.
The girl goes to a corner shop and tries to steal some snacks but the shop owner catches her on the spot. The girl puts a coin on the counter which she was holding to pay for her candy and quickly leaves the shop.
A BAD DAY | 나쁜 날
Park Jung-Seo
South Korea | 2020, 11 min
A pregnant woman gets stabbed in the stomach by a child who was playing with a fish cake skewer while shopping at a supermarket...
TIGER AND OX | 호랑이 와 소
Kim Seughee
South Korea | 2019, 8 min
What does divorce mean to women in Korean patriarchal society? Is a fatherless family failure? In order to find the answer for the questions, a single mother and her daughter start the conversation.
GHOSTS | 유령들
Park Jee-Youn
South Korea | 2020, 10 min
In the boredom of life, they became ghosts. The crows are after them.
SURA | 수라
Jeong Haeji
South Korea | 2020, 6 min
High school student. My best friend is pregnant.
KKUM | 꿈
Kim Kang-Min
South Korea | 2020, 9 min
My mother's dreams have always been strong premonitions for important moments in my life. I rely on her dreams more than any religion.
MEMORY THEATRE
Hahm Heeyoon
South Korea | 2020, 5 min
The theatrical stage takes place in a foreign space and reveals a feast of different forms of memories.
SAN | 산
Jin Woo
South Korea | 2019, 7 min
Appa, Daughter, and the kid live in the mountain. Appa wants to feed his daughter, but she wants to run away from the table.
EYES AND HORNS | 아이즈앤혼즈
Im Chaerin
South Korea, Germany | 2021, 6 min
The exploration of masculinity begins with the Minotaur, a mythical creature the artist Picasso used to portray himself in his etching print series. The Minotaur goes through a violent struggle between being male and female. Finally, the lines blur, and the boundaries of sexes disappear.