Jong chak yeok

Short Vacation | Bis ans Ende der Welt
“Why do we have to photograph the end of the world, if it doesn’t exist?”

Armed with old-fashioned disposable cameras, four girls set off to find the end of the world. It sounds like an adventure, but when the young photography club members arrive at the final station of Line 1 of the Seoul Metropolitan Subway, on the southern outskirts of the city, it turns out the railway tracks just keep on going indefinitely – as if coming this far has merely made their world even bigger. Undeterred, inspired by the boundless freedom of the summer holidays, they continue their expedition on foot: laughing in the rain, posing on a deserted country road, lost in conversations about the things they come across and the things that move them. In the end, what remains is a feeling, and a picture – of a long summer‘s day and night on the outskirts, with friends.
by Kwon Min-pyo, Seo Hansol
with Seol Si-yeon, Bae Yeon-woo, Park So-jung, Han Song-hee
South Korea 2020 Korean 79’ Colour recommendation: 11 years and up

Part of the Berlinale Summer Special

With

  • Seol Si-yeon (Si-yeon)
  • Bae Yeon-woo (Yeon-woo)
  • Park So-jung (So-jung)
  • Han Song-hee (Song-hee)

Crew

Written and Directed by Kwon Min-pyo, Seo Hansol
Cinematography Park Jae-man
Editing Kwon Min-pyo, Seo Hansol
Sound Park Ga-yeon
Assistant Director Cho Hee-won
Production Manager Han Dong-heon
Producer Park Ki-yong

Produced by

Tiger Cinema

Dankook Graduate School of Cinematic Content

Kwon Min-pyo

Born in Wonju, Gangwon-do, South Korea in 1991. In 2017, while studying film at Cheongju University, he directed the short film Heat Wave. He then took up a post-graduate degree at Dankook University. Jong Chak Yeok is his debut feature film.

Filmography

2017 Mu deo wi (Heat Wave); short film 2020 Jong Chak Yeok (Short Vacation)

Bio- & filmography as of Berlinale 2021

Seo Hansol

Born in Daegu, South Korea in 1991. After graduating from the history department at Sungkyunkwan University, he entered the graduate film school at Dankook University in 2018. Jong Chak Yeok is his debut feature film.

Filmography

2020 Jong Chak Yeok (Short Vacation)

Bio- & filmography as of Berlinale 2021