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Fantastic Short Films 16

Hana

NAKANISHI Mai

Korea, Japan201813min World Premiere

Synopsis

A young woman goes to a part-time babysitter interview and hired on the spot to look after a 4 year-old girl named Hana. But soon after she is left alone in the house with Hana, strange things start to happen.

Program Note

It is not hard to recognize the likes of Hana, who babysitter Su-jin looks after. The most frightening thing here is the mother’s attitude; she is already searching for another babysitter and asks her not to hurt her daughter. Hana needs her mother most now, but this mother is the only one who can’t see that, well she makes out she can’t anyway. A tragedy caused by the tough life of a working mom, which remains bitter as it merges with real life. (HWANG Hye-min)

Diretor

NAKANISHI Mai

Born in Tokyo but spent most of her youth abroad, Mai Nakanishi is a filmmaker whose work focuses on genre films with particular emphasis on horror. Her directorial debut HANA (2018), a supernatural horror short which was shot entirely in South Korea was invited to over 30 film festivals including Sitges, Bifan and Mumbai Film Festival, winning multiple awards. In 2019, she won the Korean Award at Bifan's It project market with her feature project HANA which is currently in development.