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The Kingdom of Snow

When the cold, high-pressure air mass from the Eurasian region meets the low-pressure air mass above the sea around Japan, it becomes snow turning the mountainous area in Japan into the ‘kingdom of snow’. To the…

Hand, Remember, Mosaic

Illustrator Eun Seon has ignored difficult things but has done only what she liked. Her friends don't shy away from candlelight protests and the Sewol ferry incident. She feels ashamed and isolated, and introspects herself.…

The Uncomfortable

City councils in Korea recently started to pick ginkgo berries before they fall, or to relocate the female trees because of people's complaints against the stink. What's behind this collective intolerance towards female…

Queer053

A queer culture festival has been held in Daegu, a city of conservatives, for ten years, which comes second after Seoul. When people were ignorant of "queer," they began reckless ventures. Despite the disapproval of…

Taste of Tomato

Four farmers-cum-robbers live together in a dilapidated house with a withered field. They discover a human finger inside a newly-harvested tomato one day. The gang leader decides to freeze it in the hope of selling it…

GoGo Club

Yin grows up in the “Golden Rose Nightclub” where his mother did odd jobs to earn their living, and stays on after his mother’s death. As nightclubs become out of fashion, he is dismissed, with a battered truck…

Bond

There is always an invisible bond between loved ones. Steve, just out of prison and unable to face his estranged family, lives on the street while doing a menial job. Judy is a nurse who has never experienced fatherly…

Eun Seo

Eun Seo, who defected from North Korea on her own 20 years ago, now lives in South Korea with her new family. She learns one day that her mother, whom she had assumed was still in North Korea, has fled to South Korea.…

When the Moon Shines for Me

Sun Young, who wants to become a writer, comes to her hometown to take care of her grandmother suffering from dementia. She meets a former boyfriend in her hometown. (Source: Daum)

Chiyo

7.3

A poetic exploration of the Japanese suburbs through the filmmaker’s reflection on the life of her grandmother. With a series of everyday moments in Yashio from a summer fair to Buddhist rituals, the film meditates…

ISI

While at first it seems as if one follows the ordinary daily routine of a Japanese teenager, this low-budget short film takes us into a surrealistic dream world.

Late Night, Early Dawn

The trauma and pain of past neglect seems to have healed. But under that calm surface, No one realizes there's something inside all along.

Daughter

4.0

Hung, a daughter of a Thai of Chinese descent family who has already got married and moved out to live with her family, returned to her parents’ home again as she wants to repay her father’s kindness and compensate…

Payawan

On the last day of Songkran Festival, Hemp had to deal with families who were together. The longer everyone spends together, the more patient they have to be.

Difference of Success between The poor and The Rich

1.0

The end of the 20's, the last message of the 20's to the 20's... The youth recession continues. It has been a long time since young people are becoming increasingly difficult to become independent and losing their social…

Moving in Between

8.1

This film documents Erika's life journey of gradually building up her ideal body image, including when she completes the sexual reassignment surgery (SRS) and moves to Japan. Through Erika's experience moving between…

The Way

The Dajia Matsu pilgrimage activity is one of Taiwan's biggest religious events, people carry flags symbolizing the sons and daughters of the goddess, following her on the journey for over 300 kilometers. Hua Paung is…

Graduation Film

7.6

Between yearning and inferiority complex. There are colleagues who meet after a long time. Yeong Ju and Chae Eun first became acquainted there. The two, who get along well with each other, are dating shortly after they…

Future Shock

“The future comes too soon and in the wrong order,” said Alvin TOFFLER. A contemporary artist looks back at futures imagined by writers and cities of the past. (Source: SGIFF)

Concealer

Two distant friends Ivy and Bless try to rekindle their relationship, but Ivy quickly realizes there may be a secret motive to their meet up. Tension builds and the strange occurrences leave both women scarred for life.…