International Premiere
It’s an ordinary day for Sunhee and her new foster puppy when Sunhee’s niece suddenly arrives at her door to announce she’s leaving for New Zealand the very next day.
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Ho-Jeong Jeong, Eung-Kyoung Wi, Young Jun
South Korea
2026
In Korean with English subtitles
This short is featured in:
Short Forum 4: Immanence: A Life
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Credits & Director
Producer
Eung-Kyoung Wi, Gwang-Min Son
Screenwriter
Eung-Kyoung Wi
Cinematography
Jae-Jun Lee
Editor
Eung-Kyoung Wi
Original Music
Song-I Lee
Eung-kyoung Wi
Born in 1997, Eung-kyoung Wi majored in acting. She worked as a screenwriter and production member on director Son Gwang-min’s 2024 short film When the Waves Pass Through, and in 2026 wrote and directed her own short film My Aunt, in which she also stars.
Gwang-Min Son
Born in 1998, Gwang-Min Son majored in acting. He won second prize in the 2021 Seoul Independent Film Festival’s rising actor discovery program. Since then, he has been actively appearing in both major and independent productions, including the film Hijack (2024) and the Netflix series All of Us Are Dead (2026). His 2025 short film, Poem of Songju, was invited to the Jeonju International Film Festival. Since 2018, he has consistently directed short films, and his 2024 work, When the Waves Pass Through, garnered attention at various film festivals.
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