By the Stream

Program:

Forma

Year:

2024

Country:

South Korea

Genre:

Fiction

Duration:

111’

A lecturer named Jeonim asks her uncle to direct a theatrical skit put on by her school department. Each day, Jeonim goes to a nearby stream to sketch and try to grasp its patterns. Her uncle decides to direct the skit because of his memories directing one at this same university, 40 years earlier. A scandalous incident arises among the students, and Jeonim and her uncle end up getting involved.

Schedule

Hong Sang-soo

Korean writer and director Hong Sangsoo (born 1960) studied at Chung-Ang University, the California College of Arts, and the School of the Art Institute of Chicago and made his first feature film in 1996. He has since directed over 30 films, including THE DAY HE ARRIVES (2011), RIGHT NOW, WRONG THEN (2015), HOTEL BY THE RIVER (2018), and IN OUR DAY (2023). His films are known for their low-key explorations of everyday life in contemporary South Korea.

Filmography: In Front of Your Face (2021), The Novelist's Film (2022), In Water (2023)

Creative team

Director

Hong Sang-soo

Screenplay

Hong Sang-soo

Camera

Hong Sang-soo

Editing

Hong Sang-soo

Music

Hong Sang-soo