Nowhere Else

BiografieBiography

Lee Kyeong-won

Lee Kyeong-won studied English Literature at Dankook University and Film at the Korean Academy of Film Arts. His Nowhere Else won the Grand Prix in the Korean Competition at Busan International Short Film Festival in 2022. Lee Kyeong-won has also worked as an assistant to filmmaker Lee Chang-dong.

Festivals
Busan International Short Film Festival
2022
CREDITS
Scenario Script
Cast
Camera
Editor Montage
Sound Geluid
Production Productie
Production Company Productiehuis
PRIJS €2,50
PRICE €2,50
BESCHIKBAARHEID
Worldwide
AVAILABILITY
Worldwide
ORIGINELE TAAL Korean
ORIGINAL LANGUAGE Korean
ONDERTITELING English
SUBTITLES English
Aspect ratio
2.35
PRIJS €4
PRICE €4
BESCHIKBAARHEID
Worldwide
AVAILABILITY
Worldwide
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© Nowhere Else (Lee Kyeong-won, 2021)

Nowhere Else

Six years ago, a woman in a mariage de raison went missing in Hamyang after a bus accident. Upon learning  that she has registered her marriage with another man, her husband pays her a visit. She is unable to remember the past. The man asks her current husband to visit Okcheon with her. She recalls where she lived with the man a long time ago.

Through a broken relationship, Lee Kyeong-won's Nowhere Else tells a tale of family and trauma. The film opens with the story of a man looking for a woman he lived with a long time ago but who cannot remember her past or her ex-husband. By the end, she does recall and, above all, finds out why she had sealed this memory.

The minimal information transfer and slow filming style do not create distance but rather invite the spectator beautifully on this journey, discovering the protagonist's surprising truths alongside her. The silence in the film renders the audience active. Through death, Nowhere Else allows for a brief reflection on life.” — Sanghoon Lee

This film was chosen by Sanghoon Lee, in response to The Jungle Knows You Better Than You Do. Lee is the Artistic Director of the Busan International Short Film Festival and has worked there since 2011. Before that, he was the Chief Programmer at the Korean Film Festival in Paris, France. Lee is also the President of Gwangju Film & Image Workers Collective and has a Ph.D. in Literature.

Tekst en keuze doorChoice and text by
Sanghoon Lee