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Korean Fantastic: Shorts 2

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JUNG Jae-yong

Korea202230min World Premiere

Synopsis

Kidong accompanies his mother Ehwa, a renowned Shaman, on a spiritual journey where Ehwa summons gods for her disciple Jiwon, who is to become a shaman with a television documentary crew.

Program Note

The middle-aged shamanic-related mother, who oversees shamanic rituals, becomes annoyed when the attention of a film crew focuses only on her shamanic-related daughter. The son, who has always regarded his mother as the most respected shaman in the world, anxiously observes the situation while leading an uncomfortable leg. Amidst the sound of rattles, a sequence of Eastern shamanistic rituals unfolds ambitiously, as the characters’ jealousy, rough desires, and timing intertwine, like a swirling vortex. (PARK Got)

Diretor

JUNG Jae-yong

Born in Seoul, Korea. He moved and spent his late teenage in a small town called Chattanooga in Tennessee. Having moved again to New York to attend NYU Stern School of Business, he majored in finance aspiring to be a rich. He flew back to Seoul and ended up being an independent filmmaker. Currently attending Korea National University of Arts Film School, he still wanders to know himself.