Experiencing Interruptions?

Eko – No Man’s Land, Echoes of Chance

On a remote Korean island where youth have vanished and elders linger,
a young Indonesian migrant named Eko arrives—
hoping to build a future for his family through the toil of the sea.
In the silence of an abandoned land, new echoes of life and longing begin to resound.
A meditative portrayal of resilience and silent hope,
as strangers and locals together fill empty homes with new meaning.

  • Soojin LEE
    Director
    Molten Feather(Director,Screenwriter,2025)/Tiger Road (Screenwriter, 2025) – Korean Commercial Film / Romang (Screenwriter, 2019) – Korean Commercial Film / Speed (Screenwriter, 2015) – Korean Commercial Film / Wish (Screenwriter, Assistant Director, 2013) – Korean Commercial Film / Emakbakia (Director, 2010) / Special Dragon (Director, 2009)
  • Soojin LEE
    Writer
    Molten Feather(Director,Screenwriter,2025)/Tiger Road (Screenwriter, 2025) – Korean Commercial Film / Romang (Screenwriter, 2019) – Korean Commercial Film / Speed (Screenwriter, 2015) – Korean Commercial Film / Wish (Screenwriter, Assistant Director, 2013) – Korean Commercial Film / Emakbakia (Director, 2010) / Special Dragon (Director, 2009)
  • Soojin LEE
    Producer
    Molten Feather(Director,Screenwriter,2025)/Tiger Road (Screenwriter, 2025) – Korean Commercial Film / Romang (Screenwriter, 2019) – Korean Commercial Film / Speed (Screenwriter, 2015) – Korean Commercial Film / Wish (Screenwriter, Assistant Director, 2013) – Korean Commercial Film / Emakbakia (Director, 2010) / Special Dragon (Director, 2009)
  • Eko
    Key Cast
    "Eko"
  • Kwang-seong Park
    Key Cast
    "Kwang-seong"
  • Mal-ja Choi
    Key Cast
    "Mal-ja"
  • Jin-hee Won
    Cinematography
  • Project Type:
    Documentary
  • Runtime:
    24 minutes 45 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    August 29, 2025
  • Production Budget:
    2,200 USD
  • Language:
    Korean
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital, FHD
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Digital Cinema Package:
    Unavailable
  • Max Sir International Film Festival
    Lviv
    우크라이나
    September 12, 2025
    Selected
  • FIVE CONTINENTS INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
    Puerto La Cruz
    베네수엘라
    September 4, 2025
    Best Production In Documentary Short Film
  • Crown Point International Film Festival
    Chicago
    미국
    September 2, 2025
    Selected
  • Golden Bridge İstanbul Short Film Festival
    İstanbul - Asya
    칠면조
    September 7, 2025
    Selected
  • Sweden Film Awards
    Boden
    스웨덴
    September 9, 2025
    Award Winner Documentary Film
  • Bangkok Movie Awards
    Bangkok
    태국
    September 13, 2025
    Award Winner Documentary Film
Director Biography - Soojin LEE

Professional screenwriter in the Korean commercial film and drama industry

Independent film director

Directing Credits
2025: Molten Feather(Short Film)
-AYOFF (Ayodhya Film Festival)
Winner: Best Female Director
-antikyno (Short Film Slam antikyno)
Indian Independent Film Festival
Winner: Best Female Film Award

-Best Film on Women’s Subject
Winner: Best Asian Short Film

-Kodaikanal International Film Festival
Winner: Best International Short Film
Winner: Best Female Short Film
Winner: Best Asian Short Film

-Seattle Film Festival (United States)
Semi-Finalist

-Rome Prisma Film Awards

2025: Placing a Hand on the Sea (Feature Documentary)
  - Screened at 2025 MITAK International Film Festival

2025: Latria (Short Narrative Film)
  - Screened at Korea International ArtE Festival

2010: Emakbakia – Just Leave Me Alone! (Short Film)
  - Silver Prize, 1st Citizen Film Festival
  - Official Selection, 6th Korea University Film Festival

Screenwriting & Adaptation Credits

2025: The Resignation Letter of a Wife (Kakao Short-form Drama, 50 episodes)

2025: Tiger Road (OTT Feature Documentary, Adaptation)

2018: Romang (Feature Film, Adaptation)

2015: Speed (Feature Film, Adaptation)

2013: Hope (Feature Film, Adaptation)

2019: Four Houses (MBC EVERY1, Four-part Mini-Series, Screenwriter)

Education

PhD in Film Screenwriting, Graduate School of Digital Image and Contents, Dongguk University, 2023

MFA in Film Directing, Graduate School of Digital Image and Contents, Dongguk University, 2014

MBA in Film and Media, Dongguk University, 2011

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Director Statement

An emptied space is not the end, but a new beginning for someone’s dreams.
When the heart of a local left behind touches that of a distant migrant,
new echoes of possibility and hope resound in this place.