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Korean Fantastic: Shorts 1

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AN E Seul

Korea202225min World Premiere

Synopsis

"Yoon-il" proves his unwavering love to "Hana" by cutting off his ear, and sets out to keep cut ear safely stored. However, their journey takes an unexpected turn when they encounter a man who, like Yoon-il, has also cut off his ear.

Program Note

Love certainly exists, but it has no form. How can we keep intangible love forever? The torn-off ear of a man, taken as a token of love, begins to darken as the lover searches for a place to keep it. Love, like the detached ear, can exist not as something separate, but as a natural connection, revealing a profound lesson through grotesque imagination and chilling sensibility. (SONG Eunji)

Diretor

AN E Seul

E Seul finds herself captivated by things that are more sticky and gloomy, akin to a flytrap, rather than something as delicate as a dandelion. She directed an occult short film Randa(2020), which received invitations to various international film festivals.