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Dinner

World Premiere

When a woman is bitten by a zombie, her husband uses a delay patch that extends the duration of her transformation by an hour so they can have one more meal together.

Director
Cast

Jungeon Park, Wangdo Kim, Eunchan Lee, Myungha Lee, Seongji Moon

Credits
Country of Origin

South Korea

Year

2025

Language

In Korean with English subtitles

Film Contact
18+
22 min
Cinemas of Asia Drama Horror & Sci-Fi Romance Shorts

Credits & Director

Producer

Woojin Kim, Sinae Oh

Screenwriter

Hyejin Yoo

Cinematography

Seunghyeon Lee

Production Design

Suyeon Seol

Original Music

ROOF301

Art Director

Sergio Kim

Hyejin Yoo headshot

Hyejin Yoo

Born in Seoul in 1989, Yoo graduated from Sungshin Women’s University with a degree in consumer studies. She completed the short film production course at MediACT and made her directorial debut in 2018 with the short film Scent. Originally a research writer for a current affairs program at the Korean television network JTBC, Yoo later transitioned to a position as a variety show writer. She also spent three years operating an art gallery.

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