Private Project

The Levers

A guy accepts a job offer from a stranger on the street. He is satisfied with the wages for this simple job, until he hears strange sounds behind the curtains.

  • Boyoung Kim
    Director
    Replacement, Impersonation, Prey, Alarm, The Levers
  • Nayoung Kim
    Producer
    Replacement, Impersonation, Prey, Alarm, The Levers
  • Boyoung Kim
    Writer
    Replacement, Impersonation, Prey, Alarm, The Levers
  • Scott Seungpil Jung
    Key Cast
    "The Smoking man"
  • Taeyoung kang
    Key Cast
    "The Guard"
    The Shameless, Clean me, Mould, War of the arrows, Ghost, Safe,
  • Jin Km
    Sound Edit
  • Boyoung Kim
    Sound Edit
    Replacement, Impersonation, Prey
  • Hyun Kim
    Assistant
    Impersonation, Prey
  • nayoung Kim
    Assistant
    Replacement, Impersonation, Prey
  • Project Type:
    Animation, Short
  • Genres:
    Thriller, Mystery, Fantasy
  • Runtime:
    9 minutes 24 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    January 1, 2019
  • Production Budget:
    50,000 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    South Korea
  • Country of Filming:
    South Korea
  • Language:
    English
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • 43th Annecy International Animation Festival 2019
    Annecy
    France
    June 11, 2019
    French premiere
    International Competition
  • 29th Animafest Zagreb 2019
    Zagreb
    Croatia
    June 4, 2019
    Croatian Premiere
    World panorama
  • 30th Ottawa International Animation Festival 2019
    Ottawa
    Canada
    September 25, 2019
    North American Premiere
    Official Competition
  • 49th Tampere Film Festival 2019
    Tampere
    Finland
    March 7, 2019
    International Premiere
    INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION 6: BIG SALE
  • 13th Animatou 2019
    Geneva
    Switzerland
    October 4, 2019
    Swiss Premiere
    International Competition for Best International Short
  • 16th Tricky Women 2019
    Wien
    Austria
    March 13, 2019
    Austrian Premiere
    International Competition
  • 26th Stuttgart International Festival of Animated Film 2019
    Stuttgart
    Germany
    April 30, 2019
    German Premiere
    International Competition
  • 21st ShortShorts Film Festival & Asia 2019
    Tokyo
    Japan
    May 30, 2019
    Japan Premiere
    Special Section
  • 23rd Seoul International Cartoon & Animation Festival (SICAF) 2019
    Seoul
    Korea, Republic of
    July 17, 2019
    Short Film Competition
  • 14th Athens Animfest 2019
    Athens
    Greece
    March 15, 2019
    Greece Premiere
    Official Selection
  • 13th Fantaspoa International Fantastic Film Festival 2019
    Porto Alegre
    Brazil
    May 17, 2019
    South American Premiere
    International Short Film Competition
  • 17th Florence Korea Film Festival 2019
    Florence
    Italy
    March 21, 2019
    Italian Premiere
    Short Film
  • 37th Fajr International Film Festival
    Tehran
    Iran, Islamic Republic of
    March 19, 2019
    Estern Vista Section
  • 17th Imaginaria
    Conversano
    Italy
    August 19, 2019
    Conversano
    Official Selection
  • 13th Animanima
    Cacak
    Serbia
    September 5, 2019
    Serbia Premiere
    World Panorama Section
  • 11th Seoul International Extreme-Short Image & Film Festival (SESIFF)
    Seoul
    Korea, Republic of
    September 4, 2019
    International Competition
  • 16th Sedicicorto International Film Festival
    Forli
    Italy
    October 4, 2019
    Forli Premiere
    Animalab
  • 14th LINOLEUM International Contemporary Animation and Media Art Festival
    Kyiv
    Ukraine
    September 5, 2019
    Ukraine Premiere
    International Competition
  • 7th Insomnia International Animation Film Festival 2019
    Moscow | Kaluga
    Russian Federation
    July 17, 2019
    Russian Premiere
    International Competition
  • 15th Indie Anifest 2019
    Seoul
    Korea, Republic of
    September 19, 2019
    Official Selection
  • 12th Animasyros International Animation Festival 2019
    Syros
    Greece
    September 18, 2019
    International Competition
  • 29th Message to Man 2019
    St. Petersburg
    Russian Federation
    September 14, 2019
    International Competition
  • 9th KuanDu International Animation Festival
    Taipei
    Taiwan
    October 27, 2019
    Taiwan Premiere
    International Competition
  • 1st Sakhalin International Film Festival 2019

    Russian Federation
    Official Selection
  • 14th Festival du Film Coréen à Paris - FFCP 2019
    Paris
    France
    October 30, 2019
    Kia award for best animation short
  • 17th Shnit Film Festival 2019
    Bern
    Switzerland
    October 17, 2019
    Official selection
  • 38th Uppsala International Film Festival 2019
    Uppsala
    Sweden
    October 21, 2019
    Swedish Premiere
    International Competition
  • 5th Manchester Animation Film Festival 2019

    United Kingdom
    November 10, 2019
    UK Premiere
    International Competition
  • 16th London International Animation Festival 2019
    Lonon
    United Kingdom
    International Competition
  • 24th CASTELLI ANIMATI 2019
    Rome
    Italy
    October 3, 2019
    Official Selection
  • 26th Etiuda & anima International Film Festival 2019
    Kraków
    Poland
    November 19, 2019
    Poland Premiere
    International Competition
  • 3rd ReAnima 2019
    Bergen
    Norway
    November 14, 2019
    Norway Premiere
    Official Competition
  • 23th Reel Asian International Film Festival
    Toronto
    Canada
    November 7, 2019
    Toronto Premiere
    Official Selection
  • 45th Seoul Independent Film Festival
    Seoul
    Korea, Republic of
    November 29, 2019
    Special Invitation
  • 8th Viborg Animation Festival
    Viborg
    Denmark
    September 24, 2019
    Denmark Premiere
    International Competition
  • 16th Animateka
    Ljubljana
    Slovenia
    December 2, 2019
    Slovenia Premiere
    Best of the world section
  • 8th International Animation Film Festival - Gdansk 2019
    Gdańsk
    Poland
    November 8, 2019
    Poland Premiere
    Best Short Narrative Animation Award
  • 2019 International Short Film Festival - Dijon
    Dijon
    France
    November 16, 2019
    Special Animated Evening
  • 24th Linea d'Ombra Festival
    Salerno
    Italy
    December 17, 2019
    VedoAnimato competition
  • 2020 Le Temps Presse Festival 2019
    Paris
    France
    January 25, 2020
  • 6th VOID International Animation Film Festival 2020
    Copenhagen
    Denmark
    January 30, 2020
    Exclusive program
  • 12th Los Angeles Animation Festival 2019
    Los Angeles
    United States
    December 4, 2019
    U.S Premiere
    Design - Silver Award
  • 24th Animac 2020
    Lleida
    Spain
    February 27, 2020
    Spain Premiere
    Official Selection- Short 1
  • 9th Cambodia International Film Festival
    Phnom Penh
    Cambodia
    March 14, 2020
    Cambodia Premiere
    Official Section
  • 6th Seeyousound International Music Film Festival 2020
    Turin
    Italy
    February 21, 2020
    Short Film Competition
  • 10th Supertoon International Animation Festival
    Šibenik
    Croatia
    July 21, 2020
    Official Selection
  • 23rd Reel Asian Film Festival
    Toronto
    Canada
    November 7, 2019
    Toronto Premiere
    Official Selection
  • La Guarimba International Film Festival
    Amantea
    Italy
    August 7, 2020
    Amantea Premiere
    Animation Category Competition
  • 13th International Animated Film Festival - Animator
    Poznan
    Poland
    October 3, 2020
    Poznan Premiere
    Final Competition
  • 10th Aesthetica Short Film Festival
    York
    United Kingdom
    November 4, 2020
    Official - Animation Section
  • Lublin Film Festival 2020
    Lublin
    Poland
    November 23, 2020
    Official Selection
  • 2020 London Korean Film Festival
    London
    United Kingdom
    October 29, 2020
    Official Selection
  • 16th Hollyshort Film Festival
    Los Angeles
    United States
    November 9, 2020
    Official Selection
  • 16th GIRAF Animation Fest
    Calgary
    Canada
    November 19, 2020
    Official Selection - Indie Animation Mixtape: Side A
  • 2022 6th Festival du film d'animation de Savigny
    Savigny
    Switzerland
    June 11, 2022
    International Competition
  • 2022 Festival du Film d'Animation de Savigny
    Savigny
    Switzerland
    June 11, 2022
    International Competition
Distribution Information
  • Boyoung Kim
    Country: Korea, Republic of
    Rights: All Rights
Director Biography - Boyoung Kim

A Korean filmmaker and illustrator. She started animation production in 2013, directed 5 animated films, including her debut film Replacement(2013) which won the Independent Walk Award at the Indie Anifest (2013) have won awards & been nominated at many international film festivals.
Her most well-known work, The Levers (2019) which won the best animation short at the Festival du Film Coréen à Paris 2019 and nominated at about 80 festivals including Annecy Animation Festival (2019). Her films have also been featured at domestic & international exhibitions and “Impersonation” and “Prey” were aired on European art channel ARTE TV. 
Her latest film, “A Guitar in the Bucket," also has been won and nominated at many international film festivals around the world and was selected for a Vimeo staff pick.

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