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BLIND_눈먼자들

On a late-night train, a blind beggar asks for alms. The eight passengers in the carriage all avert their gaze, each preoccupied with their own concerns. But when the beggar drops behind him a crumpled fifty-dollar note, eyes start to falter.

지하철 안, 구걸하는 시각장애인을 못 본 척 하던 승객들은 그가 지나간 자리에 구겨진 오만 원 지폐 한 장을 발견하자 돈을 놓고 한바탕 격렬한 춤사위가 벌이는데. 잠시 후, 아이러니하게도 옆 칸에서 다시 구걸인이 등장하자 시선을 떼지 못하는 부끄러운 민낯을 드러낸다.

  • Wonjin KIM
    Director
  • Wonjin KIM
    Writer
  • Wonjin KIM
    Producer
  • Project Type:
    Short
  • Genres:
    Drama, Fantasy
  • Runtime:
    7 minutes 18 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    July 7, 2022
  • Production Budget:
    15,000 USD
  • Country of Filming:
    Korea, Republic of
  • Language:
    Korean
  • Shooting Format:
    ARRI ALEXA MINI
  • Aspect Ratio:
    2.35:1
  • Film Color:
    Black & White and Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • 2022_ The 22th Milan International Film Festival
    Milan
    Italy
    January 3, 2023
    Best Short Film Nominee
  • 2022_ The 19th San Diego International Kids' Film Festival
    San Diego
    United States
    October 29, 2022
    BEST EDUCATIONAL SHORT FILM Winner
  • 2022_ San Diego International Kids' Film Festival

    October 28, 2022
    Internationalcompetition official selection
  • 2022_ 72st Montecatini International Short Film Festival

    Italy
    November 4, 2022
    competition official selection
  • 2022_ The 13th SeoulMetro International Subway Film Festival
    Seoul
    Korea, Republic of
    October 21, 2022
    Domestic competition official selection
  • 2022_ The 17th Marbella International Film Festival
    Marbella
    Spain
    October 8, 2022
    competition official selection
Director Biography - Wonjin KIM

<Biography>
I was born in 1980 in Busan, South Korea. I majored in visual design at university, joined an advertising company, and made over 300 commercial videos as an art director, producer, director, and planner for 13 years. After directing my first short film, 'The Old man, Caregiver and K' in 2010, I established Voyager1 Film Studio 10 years later and am concentrating on film production as a director and director of the production company. In 2022, I made a short film 'BLIND' and a feature film 'THE RUNNER', which has been invited to many film festivals, and is currently preparing my next commercial film.
<Filmography>
[2022 / THE RUNNER / Feature film / 65 Minutes / Screenplay, Director]
>2022 Los Angeles Asian Film Awards Best Feature Film Winner.
>2022 Los Angeles Asian Film Awards Best Feature Film Nomination / Best Actress Nomination / Best Director Nomination.
>2021 14th NAFF(Network of Asian Fantastic Films) Project Market Selection / Work In Progress SBA award.

[2022 / BLIND / Short film / 7 Minutes / Screenplay, Director]
>2022 The 19th San Diego International Kids' Film Festival BEST EDUCATIONAL SHORT FILM Winner.
>2022 The 19th San Diego International Kids' Film Festival competition official selection.
>2022 72st Montecatini International Short Film Festival competition official selection.
>2022 The 17th Marbella International Film Festival competition official selection.
>2022 The 17th SeoulMetro International Subway Film Festival competition official selection.

[2020 / The Gaze / Short film / 15 Minutes / Screenplay, Director]
>2020 The 10th Chungmuro Short Film Fesitval - Grand prize >2020 The 12th Seoul international Extreme-Short Image & Film Festival - Winning the Audience Awad. >2020 The 16th Jecheon International Music Film Festival- Invitation to the official screening of the Today of Korean Music Movies.
>2021 New York City Independent Film Festival - International competition official selection.
>2021 First-Time Filmmaker Sessions - International competition official selection.
>2021 Horror Lust Film Festival - International competition official selection.
>2021 The 9th Seoul Guro International Kids Film Festival non-competition official selection.
>2021 Prague International Indie Film Festival- 3rd QTR OFFICIAL SELECTION.
> 2021 4th edition Reale Film Festival Best film winner.

[2010 / An Old Man a Caregiver and K / Short film / 24 Minutes / Screenplay, Director]
>2011 The 15th Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival & invited by Fantastic Short Masterpieces
>2011 The 4th Gongju Shin Sangok Youth International Film Festival Final Screenplay

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Director Statement

This is a work of fiction based on something I witnessed nine years ago. A blind beggar was walking through a subway train with all the people turning away. But when he dropped his basket, dropping coins and bills everywhere, everybody looked at the money. After seeing the eyes of those people in that split second, I wanted to show the inner selfishness and greed of the human condition, through the turning of eyes and some cinematic imagination.