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Fantastic Short Films 9

Touch

LEE Mi-ji

Korea2018 19min World Premiere

Synopsis

It tells the story of a single day of life for a blind masseur, a mother, and hers seven-year-old daughter. Short title means everything in a story, such as getting to know them by feeling, touching hands and feeling through their hearts.

Program Note

Hyeon-ji wears shoes that make a noise when walking for her blind mother. She accompanies her when she goes to another apartment to give a massage. The ordeal they suffer is revealed metaphorically, the ending capturing the well-established affection between mother and daughter. (Rhana JANG)

Diretor

LEE Mi-ji

Lee Mi-ji studied film at Chung-ang University and Korea National University of Arts. Her works A glaring night (2012), Mom-ma (2014) and Box (2015) were invited to domestic and international prestigious film festivals.