Pyun Hee-young

Seoulers

In hyper-urbanized Seoul, in an apartment complex where daily life is extremely monotonous, there is an eight-year-old girl, SAN, who navigates the complexities of childhood. Not only is she bullied at school because her father is Chinese, but she also struggles with academic stress due to her mother’s obsession with education. Although SAN grapples with the harsh reality, her resilience shines through her secret ritual: observing her neighbor/best friend, HA-JIN, through binoculars before bed. She is not the only one who finds solace through her neighbors. CHAO, SAN’s father, who suffers from a deteriorating relationship with his wife, who wants a divorce, also finds an unusual companionship with HAJIN’s mother, YUMI, who is open-minded and free-spirited. One day, SAN accidentally witnesses a shocking crime taking place at HAJIN’s home through her binoculars.

Descendants of Love

In war-torn Ukraine, Yulin and Ki, a couple from Korea and Taiwan, embark on a journey to witness the birth of their surrogate baby. Amidst the chaos of the Russia-Ukraine conflict, they find themselves trapped in a hotel room with Anna, their illegally hired surrogate mother from Kyiv. As the situation escalates, they form an unexpected bond with Anna, and they try to bring her out of the country with themselves.

All, or nothing at all

On an urban island in Shanghai, Yoyo starts secretly following Lan Tian. In a parallel world, Lan Tian is quietly observing Yoyo in the distance. Trapped in a twin-towered shopping complex, they experience two variations of encounters, as affections, desires and other feelings start to appear.

If You See Her, Say Hello

A traveler visits the city of his childhood, in a former oil drilling area in northern China, which he then believed to be the "center of the universe." Haunted by his memories, he gradually loses himself in a dreamlike space, passing from an ultra-modern city to a ghost town where he himself is no longer sure of what is real or imaginary. A hybrid film of rare beauty.