Program Note

​ Jae-hee goes to her husband Joo-yong's hometown to run an old motel. Maksim, a foreign janitor who has been working at the motel since before the couple arrived, seems to secretly ignore Jae-hee, and Jae-hee feels uncomfortable in the motel.

Program Note

​ The smell of Invisible intensifies as strangers come into contact with one another. Jae-hee, who sets foot into her husband's countryside motel for the first time, feels an inexplicable uneasiness around Maxim, a foreign worker. While working at the reception counter, Jae-hee becomes increasingly anxious as Maxim's presence feels like a form of surveillance. The film explores the tension between these two individuals, both grappling with their own vulnerabilities and the intrigued gaze of the motel's residents. Through its deliberate ambiguity, the director deftly avoids providing easy answers, prompting us to reflect upon the intricate realities that lie beyond the screen. (Nam Sunwoo)

Director

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  • Hong Da-ye
  • Born in 1997. She majored in film studies in college. She made a short documentary Each Vegetarian(2018) and short films Shutter(2020) and Kill This Love(2021). Invisible(2023) is her fourth film, which received the Ulsan International Film Festival Production Fund.