JEONJU Intl. Film Festival

Focus: KAFA40

Mr. Koo's Camera

IM Sangsoo, BAE Hancheon

Korea 1988 14min DCP Color Fiction 15

Schedule

Code	Date	Time	Theater	Info	Ticket
347	2023. 04. 30	17:30	CGV Jeonjugosa 7	KE15GV	Ticket Wish
460	2023. 05. 01	22:00	CGV Jeonjugosa 7	KE15	Ticket Wish
857	2023. 05. 05	19:30	MEGABOX Jeonju Gaeksa 3	KE15	Ticket Wish

Overview

Mr. Koo is a miserable salary man in Seoul. His hobby is taking pictures on the weekends. While on a trip, he takes a picture of speculators. They take him on a fancy outing, mistaking Mr. Koo for a reporter. After that, he pretends he is a reporter but gets beaten up by a group of workers on strike because he carries a camera.

Review

Even in a large society, he can not make a small scratch to society, but society hurts him greatly. What an unequal structure he is placed in! Will Mr. Koo, who feels happiness from doing what he likes, take photos with only joy like before? Or has the trauma made it into a passionless hobby that would wish for a reward? (LIM Hayeon)

CREDIT

DirectorIM Sangsoo, BAE Hancheon
ScreenplayIM Sangsoo, BAE Hancheon

CinematographyIM Sangsoo, BAE Hancheon

CastLEE Jeongjoo, PARK Nochul, JEONG Songsik, PARK Youngrok, YOON Jongsoo, JEONG Eunsoo

FILM SOURCE

KAFA ㅣ kafa@kofic.or.kr

DIRECTOR

IM Sangsoo

He majored in directing at KAFA (5th graduate class). In 1998, he made his feature debut with Girls' Night Out. He has directed numerous films including Tears (2000), The President's Last Bang (2005), The Housemaid (2010), and Heaven: To the Land of Happiness (2019). Mr. Koo's Camera is his short film.