Will You Come Up?
The main character from a prestigious university is forced to work as an apartment security guard due to one wrong choice. He's in a nightmare situation that puts him in the test again. What choice will he make this time?
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Ho-seung SonDirector
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Ho-seung SonWriter
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Ri YangWriter
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Ho-seung SonProducer
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Ji-woong KimKey Cast"Guard"
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Su-zin ChaKey Cast"flight attendant"
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Hongeo FilmsProduction
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Project Type:Short
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Runtime:19 minutes 46 seconds
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Completion Date:January 1, 2025
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Production Budget:7,000 USD
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Country of Origin:South Korea
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Country of Filming:South Korea
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Language:Korean
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Shooting Format:digital
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Aspect Ratio:2.35:1
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Film Color:Color
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First-time Filmmaker:Yes
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Student Project:No
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Digital Cinema Package:Unavailable
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Noida International Film Festival-2024, Indianoida
India
January 28, 2024
Best Director- Jury -
Reels International Flim FestivalMaharashtra
India
February 20, 2024
Best Horror Film - Director Award -
Reels International Flim FestivalMaharashtra
India
February 20, 2024
Best Horror Film - Special Jury Award -
Cinexposé Film FestivalNew York
United States
February 23, 2024
Official Selection -
Jaipur International Film Festival - JIFF 2024Jaipur, Rajasthan
India
January 26, 2024
Short Fiction Films Nominee -
New Delhi Film Festival-NDFFNew Delhi
India
March 15, 2024
Top 14th Short Fiction Film Award -
Mumbai Entertainment International Short Film FestivalMumbai, Maharashtra
August 9, 2024
Official Selection -
CinemaKing International Film FestivalDhaka
December 24, 2024
Asian Short Film Award -
Chicago Horror Film FestivalChicago
May 3, 2024
Best 1st Time Director Nominee -
Chicago Horror Film FestivalChicago
May 3, 2024
Official Selection -
The Thing In The Basement Horror FestSeattle, WA
June 30, 2024
Official Selection -
The International Horror Hotel Film FestivalOhio
June 20, 2024
Official Selection -
2 11 17 International Film FestivalPuducherry
May 26, 2024
Best Horror Short Film -
Pune Short Film FestivalPune
June 3, 2024
Official Selection -
Independent Horror Movie AwardsChicago
May 6, 2024
Best Director Winner -
Independent Horror Movie AwardsChicago
May 6, 2024
Best Writing Winner -
Independent Horror Movie AwardsChicago
May 6, 2024
Best Twist Winner -
Independent Horror Movie AwardsChicago
May 6, 2024
Best Short Nominee -
Independent Horror Movie AwardsChicago
May 6, 2024
Best Actor Nominee -
Tuesday Of HorrorUnna
August 27, 2024
Nominee -
Bloody Hats Film FestivalStuttgart
May 26, 2024
Nominee -
Days of the Dead International Film FestivalIndiana
July 5, 2024
Official Selection -
Hysteria Film FestivalSt. Louis, Missouri
June 27, 2024
Official Selection -
Kota Kinabalu International Film FestivalKota Kinabalu
September 15, 2024
Selection of movies for CINEBALU Screenings -
Hollywood Blood Horror FestivalLos Angeles, CA
June 5, 2024
Best Horror -
Hollywood Blood Horror FestivalLos Angeles, CA
June 5, 2024
Best Director -
Hollywood Blood Horror FestivalLos Angeles, CA
June 5, 2024
Best VFX -
Hollywood Blood Horror FestivalLos Angeles, CA
June 5, 2024
Best Actor -
Hollywood Blood Horror FestivalLos Angeles, CA
June 5, 2024
Best Actress -
Hollywood Blood Horror FestivalLos Angeles, CA
June 5, 2024
Best Duo -
Mei International Film FestivalMysuru, Karnataka
June 10, 2024
Best Horror Short Film -
Madrid International Movie AwardsMadrid
June 15, 2024
Best Director -
Madrid International Movie AwardsMadrid
June 15, 2024
Best Horror -
Madrid International Movie AwardsMadrid
June 15, 2024
Best VFX -
Santecchia Horror FestivalGioi, Campania
Italy
July 31, 2024
Official Selection -
Tigertail Asian Film FestivalTampa, Florida
July 13, 2024
Official Selection -
Asian Talent International Film FestivalAhmednagar, Maharashtra
December 22, 2024
Best Horror -
Days of the Dead International Film FestivalIndianapolis, Indiana
July 5, 2024
Best 1st Time Director Nominated -
Days of the Dead International Film FestivalIndianapolis, Indiana
July 5, 2024
Best International Film Nominated -
Days of the Dead International Film FestivalIndiana
July 5, 2024
Best Villain Nominated -
Days of the Dead International Film FestivalIndianapolis, Indiana
July 5, 2024
Best Actor Nominated -
Days of the Dead International Film FestivalIndianapolis, Indiana
July 5, 2024
Best Cinematography Nominated -
Days of the Dead International Film FestivalIndianapolis, Indiana
July 5, 2024
Best Special Effect Nominated -
Tigertail Asian Film FestivalTampa, Florida
United States
July 13, 2024
Best Director -
International Film Festival of ShimlaShimla, Himachal Pradesh
India
August 16, 2024
Official Selection -
Days of the Dead International Film FestivalIndianapolis, Indiana
United States
July 7, 2024
Best International Film Award -
STUFF MX FILM FEST: INTERNATIONAL INDEPENDENT FILM FESTIVALMexico City
Mexico
August 24, 2024
Official Selection -
Motor City Nightmare International Film FestivalNovi, Michigan
United States
July 26, 2024
Official Selection -
Corrosivo Film FestSan José, San José
Costa Rica
August 30, 2024
Official Selection -
Visioni Notturne - Horror Film FestivalPrato, Toscana
Italy
August 9, 2024
Official Selection -
New Jersey Horror Con and Film FestivalAtlantic City, New Jersey
United States
August 9, 2024
Best Special Effects, Best Screenplay Nominee -
Flickers' Rhode Island International Film FestivalProvidence, Rhode Island
United States
August 6, 2024
Semi-Finalist -
Bogotá Horror Film Festival, Bogotá, ColombiaBogotá, Bogotá
Colombia
October 11, 2024
Official Selection -
Cinema Scares Film FestivalShelbyville, Indiana
United States
September 27, 2024
Official Selection -
The Thing In The Basement Horror FestSeattle, Washington
United States
July 26, 2024
Best International Film Award -
Santecchia Horror FestivalGioi, Campania
Italy
August 4, 2024
Best International Film -
Roshani International Film FestivalAurangabad, Maharashtra
India
August 4, 2024
Best Horror Film Award -
Roshani International Film FestivalAurangabad, Maharashtra
India
August 4, 2024
Best Horror Film Award- Special Jury -
Rameshwaram International Film FestivalChennai, Tamil Nadu
India
August 12, 2024
Best Horror Film Award -
International Thai Film FestivalBangkok
Thailand
October 5, 2024
Best Short Film Nomenee -
Wreak Havoc Horror Film FestivalWinston-Salem, North Carolina
United States
September 14, 2024
Honorable Mention -
Spooky Empire's Horror Film FestivalOrlando, Florida
United States
October 11, 2024
The Twistiest Twist Award -
Serbest International Film Festival (SIFF)Kishinev
September 5, 2024
Semi-Finalist -
Sudbury Indie Creature KonSudbury, Ontario
Canada
September 27, 2024
Official Selection -
Nawada International Film FestivalNawada, Bihar
India
October 27, 2024
Best Horror Film, Best Director, Best Producer -
충무로 단편,독립영화제 일반,비경쟁 부문 Chungmuro Short, Indie Film FestivalSeoul
September 4, 2024
감독상 Best Director -
Alibag Short Film FestivalAlibag, maharashtra
India
October 20, 2024
Official Selection -
The Pittsburgh Moving Picture Festival: Thriller Picture ShowPittsburgh, Pennsylvania
United States
October 11, 2024
Best Horror Film -
The Pittsburgh Moving Picture Festival: Thriller Picture ShowPittsburgh, Pennsylvania
United States
October 11, 2024
Best Directing -
Stuff Mx Film Festival: Festival Internacional De Cine IndependienteMexico City
Mexico
August 31, 2024
Best Horror Short Film -
HalloweenapaloozaOttumwa, Iowa
United States
October 11, 2024
Official Selection -
Happenstance Horror FestSalem, massachusetts
United States
November 1, 2024
Honorable Mention -
Espanto Festival Internacional Cine De Terror, Horror, Suspenso & Ciencia FicciónMineral de la Reforma , Pachuca de Soto
Mexico
October 24, 2024
Official Selection -
Montevideo FantasticoMontevideo
Uruguay
September 27, 2024
Official Selection -
Northern Lights - Fantastic Film FestivalAkureyri
Ireland
October 31, 2024
Official Selection -
Global Independent Film Festival Of IndiaKOLKATA, WEST BENGAL
India
November 24, 2024
Best Horror Short Film -
Goa Short Film FestivalGoa
India
October 27, 2024
Official Selection -
Bloody Horror International Film FestivalGatineau, Quebec
Canada
November 23, 2024
Semi-Finalist -
Festival Internacional De Cine De XilitlaXilitla, San Luis Potosí
Mexico
November 27, 2024
Official Selection -
Momoxca International Fantastic Film FestivalMilpa Alta, Ciudad de México
Mexico
November 8, 2024
Official Selection -
Diabolical Horror Film FestivalUnited States
United States
November 2, 2024
Best Director Winner, Best Short Nomenee -
West Bengal Short Film FestivalKolkata, West Bengal
India
December 17, 2024
Official Selection -
Tietê International Film AwardsTietê, São Paulo
Brazil
December 20, 2024
Best Acting Performance -
Sinister Horror Film FestivalCiudad de México
Mexico
November 30, 2024
Honorable Mention -
Noctámbulo Festival Internacional De Cine FantásticoCordoba
Spain
October 14, 2024
Best Trailer Winner, Best International Film Nominated -
Anatomy Crime-Horror International Film FestivalAthens, Attika
Greece
October 30, 2024
Best Screenplay (Crime) Winner, Best Short film (All Categories) Nominated, Best Screenplay (All Categories) Nominated -
The Cyprus Horror SocietyLimassol, Cyprus
Cyprus
February 1, 2025
Honorable Mention -
South African HorrorFestCape Town
South Africa
October 30, 2024
Best Screenplay Nominated -
Atacama Horror Film Festivalatacama, Chile
Chile
November 30, 2024
Official Selection -
Himachal Short Film FestivalHimachal Pradesh, India
India
December 15, 2024
Official Selection -
Seven Skies International Short Film FestivalPleasant Hill, CA
Italy
December 7, 2024
Official Selection -
VALPARAISO INTERNATIONAL HORROR FILM FESTIVALValparaíso, Valparaíso
Chile
December 14, 2024
Official Selection -
SPASMO FESTDeruta, Perugia
Italy
December 20, 2024
Official Selection -
Indie Horror Junkie Film FestOrlando, Florida
United States
February 9, 2025
Finalist -
Kalakari Film FestDewas, Madhya Pradesh
India
January 28, 2025
Official Selection -
The Anthology Film FestivalAtlanta, Georgia
United States
January 19, 2025
Official Selection -
Renegade Film FestivalAtlanta, GA
United States
February 22, 2025
Semi-Finalist -
IDEAL international film festivalMaharashtra
India
March 25, 2025
Best Horror Film ( Special Jury) -
Samskara International Film FestivalMeerut, Uttar Pradesh
India
February 16, 2025
Best Thriller Film -
Mumbai International Cult Film FestivalMumbai, MAHARASHTRA
India
March 15, 2025
Best Horror Shot -
Kerala Short Film FestivalErnakulam (Kochi), Kerala
India
March 30, 2025
Official Selection -
Short Shorts Film Festival & Asia (SSFF & ASIA)Tokyo
Japan
June 5, 2025
Official Selection of Korean Short Film Special Showcase -
Papagena FestivalCamaragibe, Pernambuco
Brazil
April 13, 2025
Official Selection -
Appuntamentoinnerovia Manzoni 10 Trezzano sul Naviglio, Lombardy/Milan 20090
Italy
May 10, 2025
Official Selection -
South Italy International Film FestivalBarletta, Italy
Italy
June 20, 2025
Official Selection -
Bakunawa FestManila
Philippines
August 27, 2025
Official Selection -
BR Banshee FestivalRio De Janeiro
Brazil
September 6, 2025
Official Selection
Ho-seung Son is the CEO of Hongeo Films and a filmmaker and screenwriter whose genre work explores the fractures Korean social systems leave on the body and identity.
Working across short films, feature projects, and anthology works, he creates stories that translate repressed emotion into the language of the body and the senses. His work has been recognized with more than 100 official selections and over 50 awards and recognitions at international film festivals.
On January 23, 2026, KoBiz, the Korean Film Council’s global film business platform, spotlighted his work for its genre-based approach to transforming emotional truth into physical experience.
His short film Will You Come Up? was officially selected for 81 international film festivals, won 47 awards, and screened in 24 countries. UNDER was selected for the 2025 BIFAN Project Spotlight and received the Kantana Post Award.
His short films National Pension and Eumbok Restaurant: MSG were both selected for the 2026 Fantasporto Fantasy Short Film Official Selection.
His major works include Will You Come Up?, National Pension, Eumbok Restaurant: MSG, UNDER, and the feature films in development Soonjeongtang and Eumbok Restaurant.
손호승은 한국 사회 시스템이 신체와 정체성에 남기는 균열을 장르로 탐구하는 홍어필름 대표이자 영화감독·각본가이다.
억압된 감정을 신체와 감각의 언어로 번역하는 작업으로 단편·장편·앤솔로지 프로젝트를 통틀어 100회 이상 국제영화제 공식 선정, 50회 이상 수상 성과를 기록했다.
영진위 KoBiz는 2026년 1월 23일 기사에서 그의 작업을 감정의 진실을 신체적 경험으로 전환하는 장르 연출로 주목했다.
단편 〈윌유컴업?〉은 81개 국제영화제 공식 선정, 47개 수상, 24개국 상영을 기록했고, 〈UNDER〉는 2025년 BIFAN Project Spotlight 선정 및 Kantana Post Award를 수상했다.
단편 〈국민연금〉과 〈음복식당: MSG〉는 2026년 Fantasporto Fantasy Short Film Official Selection에 함께 선정됐다.
주요 작업은 〈윌유컴업?〉, 〈국민연금〉, 〈음복식당: MSG〉, 〈UNDER〉, 장편 개발작 〈순정탕〉, 〈음복식당〉이다.
1. What do you hope the audience takes away from your film?
I hope the audience reflects on the emotions we often ignore but never escape—guilt, shame, desire, and distrust.The protagonist is once again forced to make a choice, standing before a door.All he hears is a single line: “Will you come up?”But within that gentle invitation may lie temptation, a trap, or something sincere.This film doesn’t provide clear answers.Instead, it asks how easily we doubt, and how quickly we brand someone with a label they can never shake off.
2. Where did the inspiration for the story come from?
It all began with the sound of a cat—present but never seen.That invisible presence became a metaphor for stigma, fear, and the complexity of the human psyche.Then came the question:“If someone’s life was ruined by a single mistake, could society ever offer them another chance?”This film follows the fragile heart of a man standing at the edge of that question, uncertain whether to trust again—or retreat into fear.
3. What are the core themes of this film, and how do they relate to our lives and society?
The core themes of Will You Come Up? are social stigma, distrust, and the ambiguity of human nature.Can someone who has fallen from grace ever love—or be trusted—again?How long do we remember someone's past,and at what point do we begin to question their kindness?
This is the story of a man standing once again in front of a door—haunted by an unforgiven past, longing for connection,yet trapped in a society that breeds suspicion and fear.
It reflects our own lives.We are constantly faced with choices.Some of them save us.Others open doors we can never close again.
4. Were there any unexpected, unusual, or interesting moments during production, or what was the biggest challenge you faced while making this film?
The biggest challenge during production was making the audience believe in a cat that never appears on screen.Through sound design, silence, and subtle eye movements from the actors,we aimed to create a psychological presence.
The most fascinating moment came after a screening,when some viewers said, "The cat was in the film, right?"
That moment confirmed for me that the horror worked not through what was shown,but through what was felt and imagined.