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Korean Fantastic: Shorts 1

Circle

JOUNG Yumi

Korea20247min Korean Premiere

Program Note

Is the circle that a child drew carelessly a representation of a club, or society, just like the title Circle? Are the people gathered inside trying not to step outside a reflection of rules? Is the way they move slightly to make space for one another an example of interaction? Are they all looking in the same direction a sign of a common goal? Are they a community? Can we call this circle an institution? If so, who created this institution? Director JOUNG Yumi thus proposes a new form of play to us. (NAH Ho-won)

Diretor

JOUNG Yumi

Graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Arts and attended KAFA (Korean Academy of Film Arts) for animation directing. In 2009, her work Dust Kid, an animation, was invited to screen at Cannes’ Directors Fortnight. In 2013, Love Games made its world premiere at Berlinale Shorts and won the Grand Prix at Animafest Zagreb. Her latest work, Circle (2024), was invited to screen at Berlinale Shorts in 2024, followed by House of Existence (2022), Love Games (2013), and Math Test (2010), making its fourth appearance.