Private Project

PHOBIA

In the early summer of 2015, a man, a woman, and a high school student in an elevator in an apartment. And the coughing sound in the mask in the middle of the subtle silence...

MERS, we were at war for 70 days. It was not a war against the virus, but a war between truth and lies, faith and disbelief. Even if the war against the virus ends, will the real war we have been through ever end?

  • Seunggyun Ahn
    Key Cast
    "Student"
    All of Us Are Dead (Netflix Drama)
  • JIngoo Kim
    Key Cast
    "Man"
  • Yoonhee Che(Na)
    Key Cast
    "Woman"
  • Yoosang Han
    Director
  • Yoosang Han
    Writer
  • Jiwan Hwang
    Assistant Director
  • Gwiae Kim
    Producer
  • Minjin Jeong
    Producer
  • Jooyoung Kim
    Filming
  • Yoohee Yang
    Filming
  • Jiwon Jeong
    Recording
  • Hyebin Ahn
    Boom Operator
  • Project Title (Original Language):
    포비아
  • Project Type:
    Short, Student
  • Runtime:
    6 minutes 30 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    February 1, 2024
  • Production Budget:
    130 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    Korea, Republic of
  • Country of Filming:
    Korea, Republic of
  • Language:
    Korean
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    Yes
  • Student Project:
    Yes - Chongqing University
  • World Health Organization (WHO) the 5th Health for All Film Festival
    Geneva
    Switzerland
    Official selection (Category 2: Emergencies, Migrants and Refugees Health)
  • Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Student Video Contest
    New York
    United States
    Nominee
  • Pisa Chineese Film Festival 2024
    Pisa
    Italy
    June 25, 2024
    Italy Premiere
    Non-competitive screening
  • Eastern Europe Film Festival
    Craiova, Județul Dolj
    Romania
    Romania Premiere
    Best Director - Special Award
  • Eastern Europe Film Festival
    Craiova, Județul Dolj
    Romania
    Romania Premiere
    Best Student Filmmaker - Honorable Mention
  • Cine Paris Film Festival
    Paris
    France
    Best Health and Covid 19 Film
  • Portugal Indie Film Festival
    Lisbon
    Portugal
    Best Health and Covid Film
  • Brussels Capital Film Festival
    Bruxelles
    Belgium
    Best Health and Covid 19 Film
  • Anatolian Film Awards
    Turkey
    Turkey
    Short - Best First Time Director
  • Anatolian Film Awards
    Turkey
    Turkey
    Short - Best Foreign
  • Anatolian Film Awards
    Turkey
    Turkey
    Short - Best Film On Virus
  • Greece International Film Festival
    Athens
    Greece
    Honorable Mention
  • Prague International Film Awards
    Prague
    Czech Republic
    Finallist
  • İstanbul International Spring Film Festival
    Isanbul
    Turkey
    Quarter-Finalist
  • Sweden Film Awards
    Boden
    Sweden
    Finalist
  • Lisbon Film Rendezvous
    Lisbon
    Portugal
    December 4, 2023
    Portugal Premiere
    Finalist
  • Nartugan Film Festival
    Istanbul
    Turkey
    Official Selection
  • Europe Independent Movie Festival
    Izmir
    Turkey
    Official Selection
  • Stockholm City Film Festival
    Stockholm
    Official Selection
  • International Istanbul Short Film & The Writer's Journey Festival
    Istanbul
    Official Selection
  • 2nd Batangas Balisong Film Festival
    Our Lady of Caysasay Academy Calle Camilo Ilagan Taal, Calabarzon 4208 Philippines
    Semi-Finalist
  • Braga Science Film Fest
    Braga
    November 16, 2024
    Portugal premiere
    Official Selection
  • Link International Film Festival
    Middlesex
    December 6, 2024
    United Kingdom premiere
    Official Selection
  • 22nd NOIA – University Audiovisual Festival
    Ceará
    August 20, 2024
    Brazil premiere
    Official Selection
  • Surprise Screening of Fireflies (萤火虫惊喜放映)
    Chongqing
    March 23, 2024
    China premiere
    Official Selection in the Non-Competitive Section
  • Kalakari film fest
    DEWAS, MP 455001 India
    January 28, 2025
    Official Selection
  • Kuala Lumpur International Film Academy Awards
    21 Jalan Pinang Kuala Lumpur, Wilayah Persekutuan Kuala Lumpur 50450 Malaysia
    April 17, 2025
    Official Selection
  • Moscow Indie Film Festival
    Moscow
    Russian Federation
    February 27, 2025
    Official Selection
  • Kaia International Film Festival
    Istanbul
    Turkey
    March 8, 2025
    Best Micro Short Film (Jury)
  • 2. International Turan Film Festival
    İzmir
    Turkey
    Official Selection
  • One Shot 23rd International Short Film Festival
    Yerevan
    Armenia
    June 7, 2025
    Official Selection
Director Biography - Yoosang Han

1998 Born in Seoul, South Korea
2021~ Entering Chongqing University in China

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Director Statement

I act with the belief that those who try will eventually achieve.