Tickets at $5 / 7 (conc. for students, NSFs and Friends of The Substation)
13th September, Sunday, 5.30pm – 6.45pm
Venue: The Substation Theatre
Total runtime: 67 min Session is rated NC16 (Sexual Reference)
1) A School Rep.
Park Sang-joon / 2008 / 17min / South Korea / PG
Synopsis:
Sun-ah is the most beautiful student with the highest grade in school. Everyone, including teachers and friends, knows that she will be the new student representative at the upcoming school election. One day, her teacher gives a surprise examination. Sun-ah could not solve a question and demolishes her pride.
Director’s Bio:
Born in 1967, Park Sang-joon graduated from yonsei University, Department of Philosophy.
Film Festivals:
- Korea Visual Arts Festival, South Korea, 2008 (2nd Prize in Amateur Section)
- eMotion Film Festival, 2008 (Best Awards)
Contact:
indiestory@indiestory.com
2) Everything Jisoo Always Wanted to Know about Sex
Lee Ji-soo / 2007 / 10min / South Korea / NC16 (Sexual Reference)
Synopsis:
Interviewing her classmates and teachers, Ji-soo gets to listen to men from their teens into their 40s talk about their thoughts on sex. Even though it varies between individuals, Ji-soo can’t help but conclude that sexual discrimination is still prevalent.
Director’s Bio:
Lee Ji-soo took a media workshop for feminism filmmaking for teenagers at her last year of junior high school, This is her first film made during the workshop.
Film Festivals:
- International Women’s Film Festival in Seoul, South Korea, 2008
Contact:
ypinks@gmail.com
alter68@hanmail.net
3) Girl
Hong Sung-hoon / 2008 / 17min / South Korea / PG
Synopsis:
A girl in a school uniform comes to meet a middle-aged guy and introduces herself as the girlfriend of his son. She tells him that she’s pregnant with his son’s baby and asks him to accompany her to a gynecologist. Without a second thought, he takes her in his car and drives to the hospital. He feels embarrassed and also takes pity on the girl as he heads for the operating room with her…
Director’s Bio:
A member of class of 2006 Korean Film Academy and he directed “From Soil, To Soil” (2002), “Bitter” (2003), “Witch” (2004) and “A Whisper” (2005). His short film “A Reunion” was invited to Cannes International Film Festival Cinema Foundation and was also introduced to various international film festivals. “Girl” was sponsored by the Kodak Short Film Fund.
Film Festivals:
- Pusan International Film Festival, South Korea, 2008 (Sonje Award)
Contact:
hooni531@hotmail.com
4) High School Girls
Park Ji-wan / 2008 / 15min / South Korea / PG
Synopsis:
High school girls, A, B, C, D, E, plays poker. S and T fight over marks they got in a mock exam. Y spends an odd night with a teacher. They are all high school girls and each day is all the time they have
Director’s Statement:
Time only moves forward. The times people say are the most beautiful in life may seem like a repetitious day, but in the end it is another day put together that is gone forever. Perhaps, ‘beautiful’ is a word meaning those unrecoverable moments.
Director’s Bio:
Born in 1981, Park Ji-wan graduated from Ehwa Woman’s University majoring in Broadcasting/Film and finished her film studies in the Korean Academy of Fine Arts, 2008. She has 2 years experience working in film marketing at BOM production company.
Film Festivals:
- International Women’s Film Festival in Seoul, South Korea, 2008
- Jecheon International Music & Film Festival, South Korea, 2008
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