Korean Competition for Shorts

Dambi wants to get married

KANG Youngjin
Korea 2023 24min DCP Color Fiction 15World Premiere

Schedule

CGV Jeonjugosa 6

Date

2024. 05. 02

Time

14:00

Code

123
K
E
15
CGV Jeonjugosa 6

Date

2024. 05. 04

Time

21:00

Code

365
K
E
15
GV
CGV Jeonjugosa 6

Date

2024. 05. 06

Time

10:30

Code

507
K
E
15
GV
MEGABOX Jeonju Gaeksa 1

Date

2024. 05. 09

Time

14:00

Code

817
K
E
15

Overview

My father, who has been by my side all my life, is about to die. Dambi is afraid of being alone and wants to marry her boyfriend, Jae-an. However, Jae-an, an aspiring actor, only shows Dambi the ugly side of himself. She travels to Yeongjongdo Island in search of her ex-boyfriend, Sung-pyo. But not all men are willing to go along with her wishes. Will she ever get married?

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Review

We become infinitely smaller when we fall into loneliness. Yearning to hold onto something only makes us more desperate. That’s what I observed in Dambi. She keeps shrinking into herself. Dambi has no choice but to go wherever there’s something to grasp onto. Even when her father is facing death, she must leave, even if she doesn’t know if it’s the right choice for a better life. Though aware of Dambi’s struggle to survive, the film lets her tread her own path. Nobody stops or blames her—since this is a matter of survival. (SHIN Dongmin)

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Credit

  • DirectorKANG Youngjin
  • ProducerSEONG Gihak
  • ScreenplayKIM Dabin
  • CinematographyMOON Ayoung
  • GafferMOON Ayoung
  • Production DesignJEONG Eunsu
  • MusicHA Yoonjune
  • EditorKANG Youngjin
  • SoundKIM Jeongtae (Boom Operator), YOO Munyeon (Sound Supervisor)
  • CastKIM Dabin, JEONG Sangho, AHN Dooho

Film Source

SSFilm⎜soongsilssut@gmail.com

Director

KANG Youngjin

Born in Seoul, 1998. He is currently majoring in SSFilm and directed Woojun and Hamin (2022). Dambi Wants to Get Married is his second directorial work.