A young woman from Korea struggles to settle down in her new home in Germany due to her lacking language skills. When she befriends a Korean-German woman she sees a way to escape her helplessness and loneliness. But her new friend doesn’t seem to be as helpful as she pretends to be…

Credits

• Hyung-Guhn “Hugo” Yi: Director
• Hyung-Guhn “Hugo” Yi: Writer
• Naima Bouzouida: Producer
• Laura Im: Key Cast, “Su-Ahn”
• Tae-Eun Hyun: Key Cast, “Mi-Na”
• Johanna Miller: Key Cast, “Waitress”
• Alison Burns: Assistant Director, A Mean Time Between Failures
• Darius Sobolewski: Director of Photography

Specifications

• Project Type: Short
• Genres: Drama, Migration
• Runtime: 24 minutes 51 seconds
• Completion Date: August 15, 2020
• Country of Origin: Germany
• Country of Filming: Germany
• Language: English, German, Korean
• Shooting Format: Digital
• Aspect Ratio: 2K
• Film Color: Color
• Student Project

Screenings / Awards

• Festival du Film Coréen à Paris 2020 Paris
  France
  October 31, 2020
  French Premiere
  Official Selection “SHORTCUTS”
• 56. Werkstatt der Jungen Filmszene Wiesbaden
  Germany
  May 24, 2021
  Official Selection