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Dust Kid

JOUNG Yumi

Korea20099min 35mm BW

Synopsis

A child as microscopically small and tenacious as dirt! Lying under the sheet, sneaking inside the matchbox under the bed, strutting through makeup bottles, sitting calmly inside a tea cup . . . Wrapping its in a cloth, tossing its into the toilet bowl and flushing, It will still pop its head out from between hair strands inside the drainage or be sitting on top of a rice bowl. Barely reaching a knuckle of a finger, the dirt child pursues you no matter how hard you try to get rid of its, like your own shadow. Your conducts to eliminate its symbolize the destructive desire to wipe yourself out. Simplicity created by the familiar drawing-like images shows how you can reconcile with yourself, moving forward to the positive. (JANG Byung 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.