ANNOUNCEMENTS

This vibrant short program brings together fresh voices Korean cinema—from imaginative animations to powerful personal stories, these compact films explore what it means to navigate multiple worlds today.

Discover bold new perspectives as emerging and established talents push creative boundaries. Each film captures moments of connection, identity, and the universal human experience, proving that great stories don't need length to leave a lasting impact.

1. Hair Universe (2023, CHOI Jinuk, 12 min)

A grieving boy finds the hair of his recently deceased mother caught in the drainage hole in the shower and gets swept into an unknown world underneath the bathtub.

2. Sticky Candy (2024, KIM Eui-Jeong, 14 min)

In the early morning, Ji-eun makes eye contact with a woman on the bed. Are you back again?! Likewise, Ji-eun is also trying to get rid of women. Living with a woman who ends up ruining everything! Eventually, the woman's identity is revealed.

3. Variation (2024, PARK Ji-hoon, 30 min)

A couple who have broken up and reunited experience intimate yet unfamiliar moments.

4. You know, there are ghosts under the tree (2023, LEE Ruri, 14 min)

It's a scorching summer. The girl and the boy cannot attend the festivities on the eve of the school festival. Then Kali says to the wandering children: "You know, where the festivities are taking place, as far as the shadow of the sacred tree reaches, young spirits are gathered under it.”

From beautiful animation, poetic documentary, genre-bending drama—this is where emerging visionaries meet unforgettable storytelling.

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Cinema Moderne

Saturday, June 7 at 5 PM

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