Short films made in Gwangju

Synopsis

REcycle - 19min

A part-time worker at a convenient store badly needed a sub so that he could attend a job fair but is faced with seemingly insurmountable odds as strange customers kept on coming. Upon receiving a strange phone call in the area where he recycled trash, he noticed a strong gust coming toward him.

PERSIMMON TREE - 28min

With her persimmon tree to be uprooted due to the village’s environmental project, Yeong-sim stages a boycott. To feed her, her family members sent granddaughter Ju-yeong. Ju-yeong, who is waiting for the result of the national teacher certification test she took, regrets having spent the last five years preparing for the test. She goes to a provincial town somewhat reluctantly.

IN-YOUNG′S CAMCORDER - 24min

With only one year left in college, In-young and Jeong-eun decided to go camping as their last winter trip together. A day before the trip, In-young took out an old camcorder to record her upcoming travel. While taking pictures of landscapes along the way, In-young kept on capturing images of Jeong-eun. Jeong-eun started to take notice of In-young.

20TH CENTURY VINTAGE - 29min

I-su picked out yet another perfect item from her favorite vintage store: a Burberry coat in the style of a long dress with puffed shoulders, a look that was trendy in the ’80s! I-su got excited upon seeing the date marked on the tattered label: Manufacturing Date, August 1988. And it all started from that day. Through strange happenings, I-su started to face memories she did not want to remember...

ODD FISH - 14min

Working as a projectionist at a movie theater, Joo Si-hyeong meets Lee Sang-eun, who started to work on the rooftop of the same building, and develops romantic feelings for her. After Si-hyeong accidentally recorded Sang-eun on CCTV using his mobile phone, he ended up hacking her laptop camera and watching her every move…