To Father(Muyeonja)

Kyung-ku, who had been raised by his stepfather, falls into debt and moves in with his biological father. But one day, he hears that his stepfather passed away as an unclaimed dead, so he goes to see him

  • Hwang Jae-Feel
    Director
  • Hwang Jae-Feel
    Writer
  • Jung Woo-Young
    Producer
  • Park Kyung-Kun
    Director Of Photography
    Kunkinemasa
  • Hwang Jae-Feel
    Key Cast
    "Kyung-Ku"
  • Yoon-Su
    Key Cast
    "Ji-Won"
  • Oh Eun-Seo
    Key Cast
    "Jae-Hee"
  • Jung Woo-Young
    Key Cast
    "Ki-Tae"
  • Chang-Wan Moon
    Key Cast
    "Father"
    Young-Geun
  • Saerom Lee
    Key Cast
    "Jung-Sook"
  • Joong-Hyun Lee
    Key Cast
    "Yong-Hoon"
  • Jae-Won Kwon
    Key Cast
    "Step Dad"
    Hyung-Min
  • Project Type:
    Short
  • Genres:
    Drama, Familly, Road Movie
  • Runtime:
    29 minutes 59 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    March 1, 2022
  • Production Budget:
    23,000 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    Korea, Republic of
  • Country of Filming:
    Korea, Republic of
  • Language:
    Korean
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital, Alexa
  • Aspect Ratio:
    2:1
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • The 5th Jeonbuk Family Film Festival
    Jeonju
    대한민국
    July 22, 2022
    Official Selected
  • 19th Cheongju International Short Film Festival
    CheongJu
    Korea, Republic of
    August 22, 2022
    Closing Screening
  • Cannes World Film Festival
    Cannes
    France
    BEST ACTOR IN A SHORT FILM Winner / BEST NARRATIVE SHORT FILM NOMINEES
  • Best Shorts Competition

    United States
    Award of Excellence Special Mention Winner / Award of Excellence: Actor: Leading Winner
  • New York International Films Infest Festival

    United States
    September 28, 2022
    American Premiere
    Official Selection (FINALIST)
  • Canadian Cinematography Awards

    Canada
    BEST ACTOR Winner
  • London International Monthly Film Festival

    United Kingdom
    BEST ACTOR Winner
  • Athens International Monthly Art Film Festival

    Greece
    BEST ACTOR HONORABLE MENTION Winner
  • RED MOVIE AWARDS

    France
    Official Selection
  • Dili International Film Festival

    Timor-Leste
    Official Selection
  • International Sound & Film Music Festival

    Croatia
    Official Selection
  • META Film Fest
    Dubai
    United Arab Emirates
    October 29, 2022
    United Arab Emirates Premiere
    SHORT FILM SPECIAL MENTION Winner
  • Actors Awards Los Angeles

    United States
    Best Performance of Fest Winner / Best Actor In a Drama Winner
  • New York Neorealism Film Awards

    United States
    Official Selection
  • Florence Film Awards

    Italy
    Silver Award: Drama Winner
  • Hollywood Gold Awards

    United States
    Gold Award - Actor Winner
  • Paris Film Awards

    France
    Silver Award: Drama Winner / Best Actor Winner
  • London Movie Awards

    United Kingdom
    Best Short Film Winner / Best Actor Winner / Best Screenplay Winner / Best Editing Winner / Silver Award: Director Winner/ Silver Award: Producer Winner / Silver Award: Original Score Winner / Silver Award: Cinematography Winner
  • New York Movie Awards

    United States
    Silver Award: Actor Winner
  • Los Angeles Cinematography AWARDS

    United States
    Official Selection (FINALIST)
  • Roma Short Film Festival

    Italy
    BEST ACTOR Winner / BEST ACTRESS Winner/ BEST SHORT FILM HONORABLE MENTION Winner
  • Rome Prisma Film Awards

    Italy
    Official Selection (FINALIST)
  • Naples Film Award

    Italy
    Official Selection
  • New York Cinematography AWARDS (NYCA)

    United States
    Official Selection (FINALIST)
  • European Cinematography AWARDS (ECA)

    Netherlands
    Best Drama Film Winner
  • Kosice International Film Festival

    Slovakia
    Best Drama Winner
  • New Creators Film Awards

    France
    Best Actor Winner
  • Silver State Film Festival
    Las Vegas
    United States
    October 28, 2022
    Nevada Premiere
    Best Foreign Language Short Winner
  • Midnight Soul Film Festival
    Luleå
    Sweden
    November 11, 2022
    Swedish Premier
    Best Short Film Winner
  • Chungmuro Short, Independent Film Festival

    Korea, Republic of
    Jury's Special Prize Winner
  • Milan Gold Awards

    Italy
    Silver Award - Sound Design Winner / Honorable Mention: Short Film Winner / Honorable Mention: Director Winner / Honorable Mention: Actress Winner / Honorable Mention: Actor Winner / Honorable Mention: Original Score Winner / Honorable Mention: Original Song Winner
  • New York Film Awards

    United States
    Best Picture Winner / Best Actor Winner
  • Mannheim Arts and Film Festival

    Germany
    Best Short Film Winner / Best Short Director Winner
  • T.I.F.A. - Tietê International Film Awards
    São Paulo
    Brazil
    Best Narrative Short Film
  • Paris Shorts Film Awards
    Paris
    France
    Best Director / Best Actor / BEST Costume And Production Design
  • Chicago Cinema Awards

    United States
    Best Narrative Short / Best Editing (Won Chang Jae)
  • American Independent Film Festival

    United States
    Official Selection
  • Short to the Point

    Romania
    Official Selection
  • Santa Monica Film Festival

    United States
    Official Selection
  • ORION IFF International Film Festival

    Germany
    Official Selection (FINALIST)
  • NEW YORK INDIE SHORTS AWARDS

    United States
    Official Selection (Semi Final)
  • Munich New Wave Short Film Festival

    Germany
    Best Cinematography (Park Kyung-Kun)
  • Eastern Europe International Movie Awards

    Turkey
    Official Selection
  • American Filmatic Arts Awards

    United States
    Best Actor in Foreign Short Film / Grand Jury Award, Foreign Short
  • Barcelona Indie Awards

    Spain
    Best Born Star Actor (Jae-Feel Hwang) / Best Born Star Actress (YoonSu)
  • Beloit International Film Festival

    United States
    Wisconsin Premiere
    Official Selection (FINALIST)
  • Stafford Film Festival

    United Kingdom
    Official Selection (FINALIST)
  • Hollywood Independent Film Festival

    United States
    BEST ASIAN SHORT FILM
  • Symbiotic Film Festival

    Ukraine
    Official Selection
  • Barcelona International Film Festival

    Spain
    Official Selection
  • LOVE&HOPE International Film Festival

    Spain
    Official Selection
  • The World Class Film Awards

    Mexico
    Official Selection
  • 5th Meihodo International Youth Visual Media Festival

    Official Selection (FINALIST)
  • Paradise Film Festival

    Hungary
    Best Actor (Jae-Feel Hwang)
Distribution Information
  • Funnycon
    Distributor
    Country: Korea, Republic of
Director Biography - Hwang Jae-Feel

2020 Dream Qualification
- The 17th Cheongju International Short Film Festival - Audience Award
- 10th Chungmuro Short Film Festival - Documentary Award
- 1st Dongdaemun Film Festival - Awarded for documentary
2019 Clown
- 8th Seoul Guro International Children's Film Festival - Award for Best Picture
- 13th Great Short Film Festival - People’s choice award
- The 1st Dongdaemun Film Festival (non-competitive part) - Silver Award

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Director Statement

Hwang Jae-Feel
Born in 1985 in Cheongju, Chungcheongbuk-do.
Hwang Jae-Feel is a director and actor.
He has directed short films such as 'The Clown' and 'Dream Qualification'.