Private Project

THE MASTERPIECE

The music video director receives a high-budget proposal from a mysterious artist.
When the director visits his studio in the woods, a strange big guy who introduces himself a choreographer, musician, and performance-r, welcomes and asks him to appreciate his pieces of work.
The director is forced to be a critic of his works, but the big guy turns him down impolitely and justifies himself with excuses. The meeting breaks down when the big guy finally makes an unrealistically low offer.
When the director decides to leave, the big guy stops him to show the masterpiece of life.

  • LEE DAEHAN
    Executive Producer
  • KIM BUMJUN
    Co-Producers
  • LEE GYUTARK
    Co-Producers
  • ZOO MINCHAN
    Co-Producers
  • DO HEEJUN
    Co-Producers
  • LEE DAEHAN
    Director
  • LEE DAEHAN
    Writer
  • ZOO MINCHAN
    Assistant director
  • DO HEEJUN
    Assistant director
  • LEE DAEHAN
    Cinematographer
  • LEE DAEHAN
    Editor
  • LEE DAEHAN
    Colorist
  • LEE JUNGKI
    Storyboard Artist
  • KIM BUMJUN
    Production sound mixer
  • KIM JUNYOUNG
    Boom operator
  • LEE DAEHAN
    Post-production supervisor
  • KIM BUMJUN
    Supervising sound editor
  • KIM BUMJUN
    Re-recording mixer
  • KIM BUMJUN
    Dialogue and foley editor
  • KIM BUMJUN
    Music by
  • VRNH Music & Sound
    Mixed at
  • LEE GYUTARK
    Key Cast
    "Music Video Director"
  • SEO YUDUCK
    Key Cast
    "Big Guy"
  • DO HEEJUN
    Key Cast
    "Victim 1"
  • KIM BUMJUN
    Key Cast
    "Victim 2"
  • ZOO MINCHAN
    Key Cast
    "The Caller"
  • Project Title (Original Language):
    걸작
  • Project Type:
    Short
  • Genres:
    Dark comedy, Horror
  • Runtime:
    29 minutes 5 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    March 25, 2022
  • Production Budget:
    830 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    South Korea
  • Country of Filming:
    South Korea
  • Language:
    Korean
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    2.35:1
  • Film Color:
    Black & White and Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Digital Cinema Package:
    Unavailable
  • 2022 The Fear Faire Film Festival
    Las Vegas, Nevada
    United States
    May 13, 2022
    Honorable Mention Award Winner
  • 2022 GwangHwaMun International Short Film Festival
    Seoul
    May 24, 2022
    World Premiere
    Official Selection
  • 2022 Frights! Camera! Action! Screenplay and Film Contest

    May 31, 2022
    Honorable Mention Award Winner
  • 2022 Days of the Dead Film Festival
    Indianapolis, Indiana
    United States
    July 21, 2022
    North American Premiere
    Official Selection
  • 2022 Days of the Dead Film Festival
    Indianapolis, Indiana
    United States
    July 21, 2022
    BEST STORY Award nomination
  • 2022 Days of the Dead Film Festival
    Indianapolis, Indiana
    United States
    July 21, 2022
    BEST SHORT Award nomination
  • 2022 Oregon Screams Horror Film Festival
    Portland, Oregon
    United States
    August 21, 2022
    Official Selection
  • 2022 Oregon Screams Horror Film Festival
    Portland, Oregon
    United States
    August 21, 2022
    Best Comedy Film Award Finalist
  • 2022 Oregon Screams Horror Film Festival
    Portland, Oregon
    United States
    August 21, 2022
    Best International Film Award Finalist
  • 2022 SIN Film Festival
    Wilton Manors, Florida
    United States
    September 2, 2022
    Official Selection
  • 2022 HorrorHound Film Festival
    Cincinnati, Ohio
    United States
    September 9, 2022
    Official Selection
  • 2022 Wreak Havoc Horror Film Festival
    Winston-Salem, North Carolina
    United States
    September 30, 2022
    Honorable Mention Award Winner
  • 2022 Frights and Fears Horror Festival
    North Beach, Maryland
    United States
    October 8, 2022
    Official Selection
  • 2022 Phoenix FearCON
    Cave Creek, Arizona
    United States
    October 14, 2022
    Official Selection
  • 2022 Terror In The Bay Film Festival
    Thunder Bay, Ontario
    Canada
    October 19, 2022
    Official Selection
  • 2022 Terror In The Bay Film Festival
    Thunder Bay, Ontario
    Canada
    October 19, 2022
    BEST FEATURETTE Award nomination
  • 2022 Terror In The Bay Film Festival
    Thunder Bay, Ontario
    Canada
    October 19, 2022
    BEST ACTOR Award nomination
  • 2022 Terror In The Bay Film Festival
    Thunder Bay, Ontario
    Canada
    October 19, 2022
    BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR Award nomination
  • 2022 Nightmares Film Festival
    Columbus, Ohio
    United States
    October 20, 2022
    Official Selection
  • 2022 Anatomy: Crime & Horror International Film Festival
    Athens
    Greece
    October 20, 2022
    European Premiere
    Official Selection
  • 2022 Anatomy: Crime & Horror International Film Festival
    Athens
    Greece
    October 20, 2022
    European Premiere
    BEST ACTOR Award nomination
  • 2022 Anatomy: Crime & Horror International Film Festival
    Athens
    Greece
    October 20, 2022
    European Premiere
    BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR Award nomination
  • 2022 Anatomy: Crime & Horror International Film Festival
    Athens
    Greece
    October 20, 2022
    European Premiere
    BEST SCREENPLAY Award nomination
  • 2022 Southern Horror Film Festival
    Atlanta, Georgia
    United States
    October 29, 2022
    Official Selection
  • 2022 Floripa Que Horror! International Fantastic Film Festival
    florianopolis
    Brazil
    October 31, 2022
    Official Selection
  • 2022 Sin City Horror Fest
    Las Vegas, Nevada
    United States
    November 2, 2022
    Official Selection
  • 2022 Sin City Horror Fest
    Las Vegas, Nevada
    United States
    November 2, 2022
    BEST ACTOR Award Winner
  • 2022 Austin After Dark Film Festival
    Austin, Texas
    United States
    November 8, 2022
    Official Selection
  • 2022 Austin After Dark Film Festival
    Austin, Texas
    United States
    November 8, 2022
    BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY Award Finalist
  • 2022 Black Cat Award International Film Festival
    La Paz
    November 11, 2022
    Official Selection
  • 2022 Horror Unleashed
    Porto
    Portugal
    November 30, 2022
    Official Selection
  • 2022 SPASMO FEST
    Deruta, Perugia
    Italy
    December 3, 2022
    Official Selection
  • 2022 Bloody Horror International Film Festival
    Gatineau
    Canada
    January 14, 2023
    Official Selection
  • 2022 Bloody Horror International Film Festival
    Gatineau
    Canada
    January 14, 2023
    BEST SHORT Award Winner
  • 2023 Romford Horror Festival
    Romford
    United Kingdom
    February 25, 2023
    Official Selection
  • 2023 Motor City Nightmare International Film Festival
    Novi, Michigan
    United States
    July 28, 2023
    Official Selection
  • 2023 Macabre Faire Film Festival
    Lebanon, Tennessee
    United States
    September 28, 2023
    Official Selection
  • 2023 Macabre Faire Film Festival
    Lebanon, Tennessee
    United States
    September 28, 2023
    BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR Award nomination
  • 2023 Macabre Faire Film Festival
    Lebanon, Tennessee
    United States
    September 28, 2023
    BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR Award Winner
  • 2023 LA International Horror Film Festival
    Los Angeles, CA
    United States
    October 29, 2023
    Official Selection
  • 2023 LA International Horror Film Festival
    Los Angeles, CA
    United States
    October 29, 2023
    NARRATIVE SHORT Finalist
  • 2023 2023 Hollywood Horrorfest
    Los Angeles, CA
    United States
    November 4, 2023
    Finalist
  • 2024 Tuesday of Horror
    Unna, Nordrhein-Westfalen
    Germany
    January 15, 2024
    Official Selection
  • 2024 Tuesday of Horror
    Unna, Nordrhein-Westfalen
    Germany
    January 15, 2024
    BEST DARK COMEDY Nominee
  • 2024 Tuesday of Horror
    Unna, Nordrhein-Westfalen
    Germany
    January 15, 2024
    BEST DARK COMEDY Award Winner
  • 2024 Kanazawa Film Festival
    Kanazawa, Ishikawa
    Japan
    September 7, 2024
    Official Selection
  • 2024 Kanazawa Film Festival
    Kanazawa, Ishikawa
    Japan
    September 7, 2024
    BEST SHORT FILM (Grand Prize) Award Winner
Director Biography - LEE DAEHAN

Lee Daehan began his creative journey by drawing comics in his childhood. During high school, he decided to pursue filmmaking and went on to study film directing. After building his foundation through university and production work, he has continued to make films consistently, taking on multiple roles including screenwriting, directing, producing, cinematography, and editing. His filmography is marked by continuous experimentation with different genres each year, yet remains firmly grounded in horror.
For Lee, horror is not merely a genre choice but a form best suited to confronting fundamental human conditions such as violence, anxiety, and death. This sensibility is reflected in the fact that his films have primarily screened at horror and genre film festivals, often in midnight sections. Observing the world through a pessimistic lens, his work persistently examines the fragile aspects of human beings and society, driven by anger and unease. Following the world premiere of his debut feature DEBONE in Japan in 2025, his film continues its international screenings worldwide.

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