Nothing But Relationships

Over the past decade, the word “feminist” has become a stigma in South Korean society. This film tells the most personal—and at the same time, deeply political—story of three women who have lived through and continue to live in that era. They revisit questions of love and romance amid desire, reality, conviction, and conflict.

One woman once practiced the 4B movement (no dating, no sex, no marriage, no childbirth) before stepping away. Another calls herself a “Man-Crazy Feminist.” And the director herself—who has longed for femininity and romance—confronts their contradictions. Though separated by distance, from the U.S. to South Korea, they speak across screens with striking honesty and unexpected intimacy.

*The film is currently in the sound mixing & color grading process and is expected to be completed in June 2026.

  • DaSol Park
    Director
  • DaSol Park
    Producer
  • DaSol Park
    Key Cast
  • Project Title (Original Language):
    우린 단지 연애 얘길 할 뿐
  • Project Type:
    Documentary, Short, Student
  • Runtime:
    31 minutes 52 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    June 23, 2026
  • Country of Origin:
    South Korea, United States
  • Country of Filming:
    South Korea, United States
  • Language:
    English, Korean
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    Yes - Syracuse University
Director Biography - DaSol Park

Bio
DaSol Park is a filmmaker born and raised in South Korea. Growing up in Geochang, famous for the Geochang International Festival of Theatre, Park started her career as an actor. She began her filmmaking career in Seoul, and currently lives in the US. Her short film "The Play" won the Best Micro Short Award at the Nitiin Film Festival in Malaysia in 2024, and its lead actress received the Best Actress Award at the Couch Film Festival in Canada. She recently presented her documentary "Nothing but Relationships" as part of the "Spaghetti Junction" exhibition at The Nancy Cantor Warehouse in Syracuse, New York.
"The Play" has also been selected at:
Pune Short Film Festival (India, 2024) – Official Selection
4theatre Selection (2024) – Finalist
First-Time Filmmaker Session, Lift-Off Global Network (UK, 2024) – Official Selection
New York Nil Gallery (USA, 2025) – Official Selection

Artist Statement:
Fiction and documentary filmmaker DaSol Park draws on her experiences of moving between contrasting worlds—rural and urban, South Korea and the U.S. —to portray women’s simultaneous disconnection and solidarity in her films. Park’s work explores Korean women's dilemmas and struggles taking place in the 30 years after South Korea's rapid economic development, a period often referred to as "Miracle on the Han River".

Depicting the close connections people form and experience with family, romantic partners and friends, Park highlights the unspoken hierarchies and oppression that often exist in these relationships. Inspired by sociologist Erving Goffman’s idea that everyday life is a stage where people wear different masks, Park shaped her first film, "The Play" (2023), around this premise. In this five-minute, one-character film, the facade of a happy family is depicted through the character's mask-like makeup and the layered sound design, where family members only appear through their voices offscreen. Through these stylistic choices, Park points out deeply rooted disconnections and generational conflict present in many South Korean families.

Her interest in complicated interpersonal relationships continues in her slice-of-life short film "Fix You" (2025). Portraying a friendship between two teenage girls, Park asks a painful question, "Can you accept yourself as who you are?" Park portrays characters who embody the suffocating reality faced by Korean teenagers suffering under unrealistic beauty standards and intense academic pressure.

In her most recent film, "Nothing but Relationships", Park deepens her exploration of disconnection. This documentary, centered on the stories of two women in their mid-twenties, translates a decade of Korean feminist discourse into an intimate, personal narrative. Against the backdrop of an intense anti-feminist backlash, Park frames the struggles of Korean society through the lens of two women’s love stories. The tight focus ultimately reveals a new perspective on the country’s intense and constant social tensions around sex and sexual politics.

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Director Statement

Who is a feminist? A divider stirring up conflict? A woman with a short haircut? Someone stuck in a single, rigid truth? The feminists I know are full of love. Even after being battered and bruised, they still carry love with them—and this film captures a glimpse of that life.
As a director and a woman I want to say—we are just people trying to survive in a difficult world. Things may look certain from the outside, but we carry constant doubts, despair, and questions. Rather than presenting a linear narrative of Korean feminism, through this video essay and interview-based documentary, I portray or immerse the viewer in the everyday lives of women who live it.