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Frontman

2020, Color, 16'52", Live Action

Dir: SHIN Swung-eun

Keyword: Drama, Youth, Women, Rights, Music

Film Awards

The 17th Incheon Women's Film Festival (2021,Korea)
The 9th Seoul International Kids Film Festival (2021,Korea)
The 9th Gwangju Independent Film Festival (2020,Korea)
The 22th International Women's Film Festival in Seoul (2020,Korea)

Synopsis

Chaemin and Sunhwa are friends who major in Ajaeng at high school. (*Ajaeng: a traditional Korean seven-stringed instrument) Having selection of seats for each part of the regular concert ahead, Chaemin feels that teacher prefers Sunhwa, but doesn't make much of it. In their 30s, Chaemin and Sunhwa come across each other at the lobby of the concert hall.

Director's Note

We have to distinguish between traditions that must be passed down and that must be abandoned.

Director's Bio / Filmography

- SHIN Swung-eun

Konkuk University graduate school, Dept. of Moving Images & Film / College of Art & Design.

2014 [Time Machine] 14min.

18^th Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival

2015 [Juggling] 24min.

Gyeongnam Independent Film Festival

2019 [Mother-in-law] 24min

21^st The Short Shorts Film Festival (2019, Japan)

Best Film award, 19^th Seoul PRIDE Film Festival (2019, South Korea)

17^th Asiana International Short Film Festival (2019, South Korea)

20^th San Diego Asian Film Festival(2019, USA)

36^th Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival(2020,USA)

11^th NYC Independent Film Festival(2020, USA)

20^th Korea Queer Film Festival(2020, South Korea)

23^rd Women Make Waves Film Festival(2020, Taiwan)

2020 [Frontman] 17min

22nd Seoul International Women's Film Festival, FilmXGender(2020, South Korea)

9th Gwangju Independent Film Festival (2020)