Korean Cinema

A Cat

IWA
Korea 2023 9min DCP Color Experimental GWorld Premiere

Schedule

MEGABOX Jeonju Gaeksa 7

Date

2024. 05. 02

Time

17:30

Code

150
K
KE
G
MEGABOX Jeonju Gaeksa 8

Date

2024. 05. 02

Time

17:30

Code

151
K
KE
G
MEGABOX Jeonju Gaeksa 4

Date

2024. 05. 06

Time

14:00

Code

532
K
KE
G
GV
CGV Jeonjugosa 4

Date

2024. 05. 07

Time

14:00

Code

619
K
KE
G
GV
CGV Jeonjugosa 4

Date

2024. 05. 10

Time

17:30

Code

934
K
KE
G

Overview

A conflict between a cat that craves shiny objects and its owner, who tries to calm the cat down. It appears as if they are fighting each other seriously, but it's actually a peculiar form of dance. The dancers' unrealistic and acrobatic expressions depict the movements of cats—a grotesque and stupid human appearance interspersed from a cat's perspective.

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Review

A cat who has secretly taken something and an owner who is trying to get it back. A normal day in a cat-owning family is reinterpreted through the human body. The dancers slip and roll their bodies away at an approaching human’s hand, focusing on their worlds without paying attention to what’s happening around them. To recreate cat-like characteristics most naturally, the camera captures these movements with quick beats. On the other hand, the strange movements of the dancers inspire imagination around how cats might interpret human speech and actions through their perspective. (CHO Hyun-na)

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Credit

  • DirectorIWA
  • ProducerSUN Woohyun
  • ScreenplayIWA
  • CinematographyLEE Jinhyuk
  • GafferCHOI Doosoo
  • Production DesignWNDERKAMMER
  • MusicSONG Youngnam
  • EditorIWA
  • SoundSEOL Jaeyoon
  • CastPARK Sangmi, SOHN Seungri, CHOI Soyoung

Film Source

WNDERKAMMER⎜becky@wnderk.com

Director

IWA

Born in 1987. He directed 7 films, including A Certain Dream (2023). Trace of Time (2022) won a special jury mention at the 39th BISFF(2022).