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Korean Fantastic: Features

Her Hobby

HA Myung-mi

Korea2023118min World Premiere

Program Note

The movie begins as Jeong-in returns to her hometown, “Pak-ha Village”. Wounded and weary, Jeong-in can’t let her guard down even there. The villagers look down on her and threaten her. However, when Hye-jung moves to the village, the atmosphere begins to change. As she doesn’t engage in farming and lives a completely different lifestyle, the villagers see Hye-jung’s with disdain. From that moment on, the intensity of the movie rises sharply. As Jeong-in and Hye-jung confront those who try to harm them, in order to find their own inner strength, the satisfaction of the progress is amplified. Starting with realistic landscapes, the flow of this story of women refusing to be passive embarking on a journey is strangely captivating. It is based on a mystery novel by author Seo Miae. (Rhana JANG)

Diretor

HA Myung-mi

The short film Pulley by Steven Kwang (2016), which was invited to the 20th Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival, became the first Korean film to be featured on the American horror channel ALTER. In 2019, she established a production company, Whenever Studio, and produced the movie Everglow (2021). Her Hobby is her first feature film.

Credit

Producer HA Myung-mi
Screenplay LEE Yong-yeon, HA Myung-mi
Author of the Original Work SEO Miae
Cinematographer SONG Hyeryeong
Editor LEE Yeon-jung
Sound MOON Chul-woo
Music JANG Il-ho
Production Design HON Ji
Cast JUNG E-seo, KIM Hye-na, WOO Ji-hyeon