Private Project

The Levers

A guy accepts a job offer from a stranger on the street. He is satisfied with the wages for this simple job, until he hears strange sounds behind the curtains.

  • Boyoung Kim
    Director
    Replacement, Impersonation, Prey, Alarm, The Levers
  • Nayoung Kim
    Producer
    Replacement, Impersonation, Prey, Alarm, The Levers
  • Boyoung Kim
    Writer
    Replacement, Impersonation, Prey, Alarm, The Levers
  • Scott Seungpil Jung
    Key Cast
    "The Smoking man"
  • Taeyoung kang
    Key Cast
    "The Guard"
    The Shameless, Clean me, Mould, War of the arrows, Ghost, Safe,
  • Jin Km
    Sound Edit
  • Boyoung Kim
    Sound Edit
    Replacement, Impersonation, Prey
  • Hyun Kim
    Assistant
    Impersonation, Prey
  • nayoung Kim
    Assistant
    Replacement, Impersonation, Prey
  • Project Type:
    Animation, Short
  • Genres:
    Thriller, Mystery, Fantasy
  • Runtime:
    9 minutes 24 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    January 1, 2019
  • Production Budget:
    50,000 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    Korea, Republic of
  • Country of Filming:
    Korea, Republic of
  • Language:
    English
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • 43th Annecy International Animation Festival 2019
    Annecy
    France
    June 11, 2019
    French premiere
    International Competition
  • 29th Animafest Zagreb 2019
    Zagreb
    Croatia
    June 4, 2019
    Croatian Premiere
    World panorama
  • 30th Ottawa International Animation Festival 2019
    Ottawa
    Canada
    September 25, 2019
    North American Premiere
    Official Competition
  • 49th Tampere Film Festival 2019
    Tampere
    Finland
    March 7, 2019
    International Premiere
    INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION 6: BIG SALE
  • 13th Animatou 2019
    Geneva
    Switzerland
    October 4, 2019
    Swiss Premiere
    International Competition for Best International Short
  • 16th Tricky Women 2019
    Wien
    Austria
    March 13, 2019
    Austrian Premiere
    International Competition
  • 26th Stuttgart International Festival of Animated Film 2019
    Stuttgart
    Germany
    April 30, 2019
    German Premiere
    International Competition
  • 21st ShortShorts Film Festival & Asia 2019
    Tokyo
    Japan
    May 30, 2019
    Japan Premiere
    Special Section
  • 23rd Seoul International Cartoon & Animation Festival (SICAF) 2019
    Seoul
    Korea, Republic of
    July 17, 2019
    Short Film Competition
  • 14th Athens Animfest 2019
    Athens
    Greece
    March 15, 2019
    Greece Premiere
    Official Selection
  • 13th Fantaspoa International Fantastic Film Festival 2019
    Porto Alegre
    Brazil
    May 17, 2019
    South American Premiere
    International Short Film Competition
  • 17th Florence Korea Film Festival 2019
    Florence
    Italy
    March 21, 2019
    Italian Premiere
    Short Film
  • 37th Fajr International Film Festival
    Tehran
    Iran, Islamic Republic of
    March 19, 2019
    Estern Vista Section
  • 17th Imaginaria
    Conversano
    Italy
    August 19, 2019
    Conversano
    Official Selection
  • 13th Animanima
    Cacak
    Serbia
    September 5, 2019
    Serbia Premiere
    World Panorama Section
  • 11th Seoul International Extreme-Short Image & Film Festival (SESIFF)
    Seoul
    Korea, Republic of
    September 4, 2019
    International Competition
  • 16th Sedicicorto International Film Festival
    Forli
    Italy
    October 4, 2019
    Forli Premiere
    Animalab
  • 14th LINOLEUM International Contemporary Animation and Media Art Festival
    Kyiv
    Ukraine
    September 5, 2019
    Ukraine Premiere
    International Competition
  • 7th Insomnia International Animation Film Festival 2019
    Moscow | Kaluga
    Russian Federation
    July 17, 2019
    Russian Premiere
    International Competition
  • 15th Indie Anifest 2019
    Seoul
    Korea, Republic of
    September 19, 2019
    Official Selection
  • 12th Animasyros International Animation Festival 2019
    Syros
    Greece
    September 18, 2019
    International Competition
  • 29th Message to Man 2019
    St. Petersburg
    Russian Federation
    September 14, 2019
    International Competition
  • 9th KuanDu International Animation Festival
    Taipei
    Taiwan
    October 27, 2019
    Taiwan Premiere
    International Competition
  • 1st Sakhalin International Film Festival 2019

    Russian Federation
    Official Selection
  • 14th Festival du Film Coréen à Paris - FFCP 2019
    Paris
    France
    October 30, 2019
    Kia award for best animation short
  • 17th Shnit Film Festival 2019
    Bern
    Switzerland
    October 17, 2019
    Official selection
  • 38th Uppsala International Film Festival 2019
    Uppsala
    Sweden
    October 21, 2019
    Swedish Premiere
    International Competition
  • 5th Manchester Animation Film Festival 2019

    United Kingdom
    November 10, 2019
    UK Premiere
    International Competition
  • 16th London International Animation Festival 2019
    Lonon
    United Kingdom
    International Competition
  • 24th CASTELLI ANIMATI 2019
    Rome
    Italy
    October 3, 2019
    Official Selection
  • 26th Etiuda & anima International Film Festival 2019
    Kraków
    Poland
    November 19, 2019
    Poland Premiere
    International Competition
  • 3rd ReAnima 2019
    Bergen
    Norway
    November 14, 2019
    Norway Premiere
    Official Competition
  • 23th Reel Asian International Film Festival
    Toronto
    Canada
    November 7, 2019
    Toronto Premiere
    Official Selection
  • 45th Seoul Independent Film Festival
    Seoul
    Korea, Republic of
    November 29, 2019
    Special Invitation
  • 8th Viborg Animation Festival
    Viborg
    Denmark
    September 24, 2019
    Denmark Premiere
    International Competition
  • 16th Animateka
    Ljubljana
    Slovenia
    December 2, 2019
    Slovenia Premiere
    Best of the world section
  • 8th International Animation Film Festival - Gdansk 2019
    Gdańsk
    Poland
    November 8, 2019
    Poland Premiere
    Best Short Narrative Animation Award
  • 2019 International Short Film Festival - Dijon
    Dijon
    France
    November 16, 2019
    Special Animated Evening
  • 24th Linea d'Ombra Festival
    Salerno
    Italy
    December 17, 2019
    VedoAnimato competition
  • 2020 Le Temps Presse Festival 2019
    Paris
    France
    January 25, 2020
  • 6th VOID International Animation Film Festival 2020
    Copenhagen
    Denmark
    January 30, 2020
    Exclusive program
  • 12th Los Angeles Animation Festival 2019
    Los Angeles
    United States
    December 4, 2019
    U.S Premiere
    Design - Silver Award
  • 24th Animac 2020
    Lleida
    Spain
    February 27, 2020
    Spain Premiere
    Official Selection- Short 1
  • 9th Cambodia International Film Festival
    Phnom Penh
    Cambodia
    March 14, 2020
    Cambodia Premiere
    Official Section
  • 6th Seeyousound International Music Film Festival 2020
    Turin
    Italy
    February 21, 2020
    Short Film Competition
  • 10th Supertoon International Animation Festival
    Šibenik
    Croatia
    July 21, 2020
    Official Selection
  • 23rd Reel Asian Film Festival
    Toronto
    Canada
    November 7, 2019
    Toronto Premiere
    Official Selection
  • La Guarimba International Film Festival
    Amantea
    Italy
    August 7, 2020
    Amantea Premiere
    Animation Category Competition
  • 13th International Animated Film Festival - Animator
    Poznan
    Poland
    October 3, 2020
    Poznan Premiere
    Final Competition
  • 10th Aesthetica Short Film Festival
    York
    United Kingdom
    November 4, 2020
    Official - Animation Section
  • Lublin Film Festival 2020
    Lublin
    Poland
    November 23, 2020
    Official Selection
  • 2020 London Korean Film Festival
    London
    United Kingdom
    October 29, 2020
    Official Selection
  • 16th Hollyshort Film Festival
    Los Angeles
    United States
    November 9, 2020
    Official Selection
  • 16th GIRAF Animation Fest
    Calgary
    Canada
    November 19, 2020
    Official Selection - Indie Animation Mixtape: Side A
  • 2022 6th Festival du film d'animation de Savigny
    Savigny
    Switzerland
    June 11, 2022
    International Competition
  • 2022 Festival du Film d'Animation de Savigny
    Savigny
    Switzerland
    June 11, 2022
    International Competition
Distribution Information
  • Boyoung Kim
    Country: Korea, Republic of
    Rights: All Rights
Director Biography - Boyoung Kim

Boyoung Kim is a Korean animator, graphic designer and independent filmmaker. She is the creator of animated short films, including Replacement, Impersonation, Prey and The Levers.
Currently working on a new animation "A guitar in a bucket" (working title).

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