Seoul Filmmaker Sewol Documentary: Journey of Loss & Memory

Overview

A JOURNEY THROUGH LOSS, SPACE AND MEMORY. THE FILM COMMEMORATES THE VICTIMS OF THE TRAGIC SEWOL FERRY ACCIDENT, IN WHICH 304 OUT OF 476 PASSENGERS AND CREW MEMBERS DIED IN 2014. THIS IS A PERSONAL SHORT FILM PROJECT WHERE I TOOK ON MULTIPLE ROLES EXECUTING THE FILM AS A DIRECTOR, CINEMATOGRAPHER, EDITOR AND COLORIST.

THIS FILM HAS BEEN FEATURED ON SHORT OF THE WEEK AND DIRECTORS NOTES AMONG OTHER ONLINE PLATFORMS WORLDWIDE.

I DEDICATE THIS FILM TO THE 304 VICTIMS OF THE SEWOL FERRY TRAGEDY, AND THE FAMILIES THEY LEFT BEHIND.

DIRECTOR

NILS CLAUSS

PRODUCTION

A CONTENTED PRODUCTION

VIDEO

SCREENSHOTS

A school uniform hangs beside a portrait of a child who lost her life in the Sewol ferry disaster, a tragedy that claimed many lives in South Korea.

A portrait of a young child in her Kendo outfit, posing with her sword, commemorates one of the many lives lost in the Sewol ferry disaster in South Korea.

The crashing waves swirl together in shades of blue and white, creating a dynamic, almost painterly texture on the ocean’s surface.

A mother and her three daughters pose for a portrait, leaving an empty chair for her fourth daughter, who was among the many lives lost in the Sewol ferry disaster in South Korea

A husband and wife pose for a family portrait, leaving an empty chair for their daughter, who was among the many lives lost in the Sewol ferry disaster in South Korea.

A young man stands atop a coastal rock formation, smashing a stone, embodying one of the lost souls of the Sewol ferry disaster in this dream sequence for the short film Last Letters.

A man runs away from the camera on a fog-covered, lonely beach, resembling one of the lost souls of the Sewol ferry disaster in this dream sequence for the short film Last Letters.

Two school children run up a large sand dune, embodying two of the lost souls from the Sewol ferry disaster in this dream sequence for the short film Last Letters.

A Korean-style hot dog covered in tomato ketchup sits on a plate on a children's room desk, left as an offering to a deceased child who lost their life in the Sewol ferry disaster in South Korea.

A Holy Maria statue stands in the room of a man who lost his life in the Sewol ferry disaster in South Korea.

A close-up portrait of a mother, showing her deep grief over the loss of her daughter, who was among the many lives lost in the Sewol ferry disaster in South Korea.

APPEARING FAMILY MEMBERS

HYUNSOO BANG, KISAM BANG, KISOOK KIM, JIHYUN HWANG, INYEOL HWANG, MYUNGSEOB SHIM, YEJIN JEONG, JONGMAN JEONG, YOUSHIN PARK, EUICHAN JEONG, WONJAE JUNG, BONGHEE KIM, MYUNGKYO JUNG, KUMOK KIM, JUNKYO JUNG, EUNJIN LEE, SIEUN JUNG, HYUNJIN LIM, HEEMIN LIM, MISOOK LEE, CHOWON KIM, SUNGWOOK KIM, WANJOON KIM, PILSUNG KIM, HAEYOUNG HAN, YEUN YOO, UNHEE PARK, HAEUN YOO, SEUNGEUN YOO, JIEUN YOO

ADDITIONAL CAST

ICHOEUN JUNG, TAEKYUN KIM, YOUNGDAL KIM, SEOUNGYEON WON

PRODUCER

KUIOCK PARK

WRITER, DIRECTOR, CINEMATOGRAPHER

NILS CLAUSS

ASSISTANT CAMERAMAN

SUNGIL LEE

GIMBAL OPERATOR

SUNGIL LEE, NILS CLAUSS

DRONE OPERATOR

DRONE ORANGE

EDITOR & COLORIST

NILS CLAUSS

MUSIC

“SINCE LAST LETTERS” BY LEVI PATEL

SOUND MIXER

LEVI PATEL

GRAPHIC DESIGN

INAH SHIN

SPECIAL THANKS TO

ALL THE ASSOCIATIONS OF SEWOL FAMILIES, NEIL ARDIFF, SANGSOO BAE, NEIL DOWLING, INSOOK EUN, DONGWON JANG, INSOOK JEON, TAEHO JEON, DONGBIN KIM, YOUNGJU KIM, YOUNGSOOK KIM, SANGJU LEE, UDO LEE, JEAN-JULIEN POUS

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