Come Back Alive Baby
It is based on the Korean folktale of “Baby Commander,” a story of an extraordinary baby that was murdered by its parents, by neighbors, and by soldiers, but always revived itself from its grave. Repeating the baby’s birth-murder revival the film follows the structure of this folktale. Through video, drawing, and text, Song presents variations of a new life force rising even from extreme situations of despair and extinction, such as one in which individuals are sacrificed for the stability of a country or a group; a great famine and the bankruptcy of a local government; or ruins due to the worst nuclear power plant accident in history.
Crew
Written and Directed by | Sanghee Song |
Cinematography | Hyoungju Kim |
Editing | Sanghee Song |
Music | Isang Yun |
Sound Design | Sanghee Song |
Production Design | Sanghee Song |
Producers | Jiwon Lee, Bonggu Park |
Produced by
Jiwon Lee
Sanghee Song
Sanghee Song, born in Seoul, South Korea, participated in the artist residency program Rijksakademie voor Beeldende Kunsten between 2006 and 2007 and has been based in Amsterdam ever since. Her works start by assuaging the soundless death of those who have absolutely nothing in this world. Through her works, the artist captures those who have been shunned and excluded by symbolic violence as well as the nameless beings that have constantly existed in different appearances over the years. She calls them to the complex time and space of the past and present through a narrative context that has been solidified through music, video, drawing, text, and performance. Her work has been widely and internationally exhibited.
Filmography
2018 Come Back Alive Baby
Bio- & filmography as of Berlinale 2018