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16th Jecheon International Music & Film Festival

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  • Korea
  • 2025
  • 28min
  • DCP
  • Color
  • Fiction
  • Classic
  • G

Synopsis

After finishing his high school graduation ceremony, where no one came for him, Jisung misses the bus he was supposed to take. At the terminal, he runs into Sunyoung, a substitute teacher whose contract has ended.

Program Note

Graduating from high school marks the arrival of adulthood. However, Jisung does not welcome this milestone. Instead of family, he is greeted by unpaid phone bills and useless discount messages celebrating his graduation. At a terminal, Jisung unexpectedly meets Sunyoung, a temporary teacher, and they feel a strange kinship. The film follows Jisung's cold journey into independence, a path he has never truly considered before. His harsh reality parallels the plight of the stray cats he cares for. The loose comfort and solidarity between Jisung and Sunyoung offer hope for a new beginning beyond their bleak daily lives and uncertain futures. (Ho Jun Lee)

Director

Kim Nae-eun

Studied filmmaking at the Dong-Ah Institute of Media and Arts, and wrote and directed the short films Re-search the route(2022) and The Day of Graduation.
  • ProducerPark Heewon
  • CastKim Jungsik, Lim Ye-eun
  • ScreenwriterKim Nae-eun
  • CinematographerHwang Ian
  • EditorLee Seungmi
  • MusicSong Yudam
  • SoundPark Hyunhee

Schedule

TimeTheaterCodeRateSubEventLive ConcertTicket
2025-09-08  20:00Jecheon Film & Media Center Bom422GE QA-Go