ASIA
SHORTLIST

Beep
Korea / Sci-Fi / 35 minutes
Director/Writer: Soyoung Park
Producer: Jeyeong Park
Cast: Yeeun Kim, Hayul Yang
The world has been suffering for twenty years from the Tinnitus pandemic which causes inflammation from ears to brains.
In beyond of hope of development of the vaccine and medicine, the government has secretly eliminated the infected population.
Jinhee, a medical worker who’s been infected, hides the fact by using hearing aids.

Closed World and Its Friends
Korea / Sci-Fi / 30 minutes
Director/Writer: Nuhae Lee
Producer: Jihun Park
Cast: Wooyeon Han, Heetae Jung, Woori Oh
In the future where virtual reality has become a thing of daily life, Soomin works as a counselor in her own virtual reality. One day, a strange man, Cheolwoon, comes to Soomin's virtual space. Cheolwoon asks Soomin to come to his space, where Soomin goes to find Cheolwoon's hidden dark secret. A look into our future, intertwining escapism and transhumanism.

Evanescent
Korea / Drama / 30 minutes
Director/Writer: Hyung Seulwoo
Producer: Ahn Sung-yong
Cast: Lee Jieun, Lee Hayoung
Sue-kyung is a young adult who is struggling to fit in at work due to her introverted nature. She signs up for an SNS service, where she begins to communicate regularly with a stranger named Jeong-yeon. Having no other friend, Su-kyung opens up to Jeong-yeon, and the two of them finally agree to meet up in person.

Falling Day
Korea / Drama / 15 minutes
Director: Kyung Seo Park
Writer: Da Bin Kim
Producer: Yuji Nam
Cast: Da Bin Kim, Hangyul Park
'My sister pregnanted. And so did i.' Na B, a high school student, has a Taemong(precognitive dream about the birth of a child). Na B thinks it was Taemong for her elder sister's baby, but Na B's mother already had it... She is reconfirmed, like killing death again for confirmation that Taemong was her own by the obstetrics and gynecology. In order to get rid of the baby, Na B and her boyfriend Suerim ask around for methods to get rid of the baby, but for abortion, above all, parental consent is required, as well as abortion cost.

Gravedigging Sisters
Korea / Drama / 22 minutes
Director/Writer: Sso Park
Cast: Jung Min Hwang, Seong Gyeong Lee, Cabral Sunmi Park
Geum-ok has to put his son's underwear underneath her father's grave for her blessedness. Therefore, she goes to visit her two estranged sisters have their own circumstances, and they decide to relocate their father's grave confidentially with wishes for their fortune.

Ice
Korea / Drama / 11 minutes
Director/Writer: Saemi Clara Kwak
Producer: Saemi Clara Kwak
Cast: Eunchae Lee, Geumseona Yoon
Due to a trauma that could not be healed, Do-ah used to take ice cream with her, longing for her love and comfort from her mother. Then one day, the ice cream speaks to her. It tells her that there is no need to be afraid now and that it will give her strength...

Summer Homework
Korea / Drama / 22 minutes
Director/Writer: Jae-wook Jung
Producer: Ye-sol Kang, Min-jin Kim, Jae-wook Jung
Cast: Yu-ha Lee, Ye-An Nam
Leesun is filming a V-log for her summer vacation homework. Sooin is at the verge of divorce with Jaehyun. Jaehyun calls Sooin to invite her to a funeral for Leesun’s great aunt. Sooin and Leesun heads to Jaehyun’s hometown with different agendas; Leesun in effort to film a V-log as a whole family, while Sooin in effort to finalize the divorce.