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WELL-DYING

SATURDAY | 12:00pm

Junhyeok Kim

10 min | Gyeonggi Suwon International School, South Korea | 2022 | USA Premiere

Cho-won is divorced and living with her daughter Areum. Areum worries about her father—thus visits him often where they start to talk about their feelings toward each other. This film addresses how

People don’t often talk about death—leaving room for regret. Well-being is essential, "well-dying" is too—which is about reflecting on our memories and preparing ourselves for the inevitable.

Jury Statement: “Amazing piece that talks about death and how Korean society reacts to it. In this piece, many will be able to see themselves reflected in these two characters.”