My Missing Aunt
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Overview
On a wintery night, Juyeon receives a call from her father. In his drunken voice, he leaves strange remarks, “Don’t become like your aunt who committed suicide.” Stunned by the family secret, she starts chasing the traces of her aunt, who resembles her strikingly. Juyeon breaks the suffocating silence and recreates her aunt’s lost voice through animation.
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Review
My Missing Aunt begins with a confession about director Yang Juyeon’s family history. Born as the first daughter in Yang's family, she thought that as much as she is used to having her younger brother at the center of the family, she had no place in the family. It is not difficult to find this kind of “family scene” in Korea where everything is centered around the son. Then one night her father confessed about the existence of his older sister, the aunt who disappeared 40 years ago. She knew for the first time about her. In 1975, aunt took her own life ahead of college graduation. After discovering a photo of her aunt left by the grandmother, she created this film to “fight against fear”. Through the journey of finding people who still remember her aunt and seeking the reason for her death, she tries to discover not only the missing place of her aunt, but also discovering her own place, which was always one the side in the family. (CHUN Jinsu)
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Credit
- DirectorYANG Juyeon
- ProducerKO Duhyun, KANG Sarah
- ScreenplayYANG Juyeon
- CinematographyPARK Swan, KO Duhyun, YANG Juyeon
- Production DesignYANG Hong-ji(Animation Director)
- MusicLEE Minhwi
- EditorLEE Jinju, Veronica SCOTTI, LEE Yeonjung
- SoundLEE Sang-hyeok, Vasyl Yavtushenko
- CastYANG Jiyoung, YANG Juyeon, YANG Chulwon, LEE Boksook
Film Source
Keumyoil Film Production⎜keumyoil.film@gmail.com
Director
YANG Juyeon
She is interested in the way how women are portrayed in Korean society and the stories that have not become history. My Missing Aunt (2024) is her first documentary feature.
