Saving a Dragonfly is a documentary that questions the meaning of college in the lives of young people. However, its way of asking questions is so desperate and sometimes extreme. Because the director Hong did not want her own name to be tarnished as an examinee, she raised the question in high school. Years after Hong made a documentary about college entrance exams, We Didn’t Start the Fire (2014), she continues questioning; why do we have to go to college, and why aren't we happy even though we're in college? This documentary, centered on the story of the director herself and her friends, seems like a healing hum that gently relieves pains and mourns for those who sacrificed a lot to get into college. The film resonates with the director's earnest desire to save herself and her friends like a dragonfly drowning in the water. [MOON Seok]