Director: Kim Tae-yang

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Biography: Kim Taeyang (South Korea, 1988) received awards at the Cheongju International Short Film Festival and the Daegu Short Film Festival with his short Snail (2020). He also won the Audience Award at the Seoul International Independent Film Festival for his short Seoul Cinema (2022).

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Microhabitat

Miso lives from day to day by housekeeping. Cigarettes and whiskey are the two things that get her through the day. As cigarette prices and rent start to rise, Miso decides to give up her house for cigarettes and whiskey, leading her to couch surf with old friends while reconsidering her place in life.
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Microhabitat
Microhabitat

2018

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Mimang

After a chance meeting, a man and a woman stroll through Seoul’s changing streets.
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No Surprise

Three friends, who majored in filmmaking in college together, decide to meet at a restaurant they used to frequent in front of their school. However, one of them doesn’t show up, while another friend, who happens to see the others, decides to join instead. There clearly is the air of discomfort around them, though.
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No Surprise

2022

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Snail

A man heading for an appointment bumps into his old friend on the street. Coincidental encounter, trivial conversation, and subtle air. They walk together on Jongno Street for a while. They then head their own directions during a rain shower; however, another encountering awaits when the rain stops.
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