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THIS VIDEO ON BEHALF OF THE GOETHE INSTITUT KOREA INTERCUTS THE PERSONAL JOURNEYS OF FOUR KOREAN PEOPLE FROM DIFFERENT WALKS OF LIFE. THE CHARACTERS ARE CONNECTED BY THE FACT THAT THE GOETHE-INSTITUT KOREA AND GERMANY PLAYS SOME PART IN THEIR LIVES.

I TEAMED UP WITH NEIL DOWLING AS A DIRECTOR AND THE PRODUCTION WAS HANDLED VIA OUR KOREAN / EUROPEAN BASED PRODUCTION COMPANY NAMED CONTENTED. 

IN ADDITION I ALSO SHOT THIS FILM AS A CINEMATOGRAPHER AND WORKED AS AN EDITOR AND COLORIST IN POST.

DIRECTOR

NILS CLAUSS, NEIL DOWLING

PRODUCTION

A CONTENTED PRODUCTION IN ASSOCIATION WITH GOETHE INSTITUT KOREA

VIDEO


SCREENSHOTS


Korean actress Kkobbi Kim reading book inside library space at Goethe Institut Seoul during cultural promo film project focused on language education and exchange
Korean actress Kkobbi Kim standing inside Seoul subway train during Goethe Institut Seoul promo film reflecting everyday movement urban life and cultural exchange
Korean musician Seungmin Cha holding traditional instrument inside metal workshop setting during Goethe Institut Seoul promo film focused on culture craft and sound
Metal worker welding steel inside industrial workshop during Goethe Institut Seoul promo film highlighting craft labor process and everyday work culture in Seoul
Dramaturgist Gyungsung Lee interacting on rooftop space in Seoul during Goethe Institut Seoul promo film showing everyday movement urban setting and human exchange
Gyungsung Lee and Korean actress examining material on rooftop in Seoul during Goethe Institut Seoul promo film focusing on shared curiosity everyday detail and interaction
Korean actress Kkobbi Kim looking through subway window in Seoul during Goethe Institut Seoul promo film capturing reflection movement and everyday urban travel
Korean musician Seungmin Cha performing with handmade wind instrument inside studio space for Goethe Institut Seoul promo film exploring sound experimentation
Musician hands adjusting effects pedals during sound preparation for Goethe Institut Seoul promo film focused on experimental music process and live performance
Performance moment on rooftop in Seoul with burning umbrella during Goethe Institut Seoul promo film exploring gesture ritual and urban atmosphere
Korean actress holding metal hoop on rooftop in Seoul during Goethe Institut Seoul promo film expressing movement balance and physical gesture in urban space
Korean actress Kkobbi Kim smiling as birds fly overhead during outdoor moment for Goethe Institut Seoul promo film capturing lightness movement and everyday joy
Group gathered on rooftop of Goethe Institut Seoul overlooking city skyline during promo film showing collective presence urban context and cultural exchange
Korean actress Kkobbi Kim sitting on beach at sunset during Goethe Institut Seoul promo film reflecting pause distance and quiet observation of everyday landscape
Gyungsung Lee and Korean actress sharing street meal in Seoul during Goethe Institut Seoul promo film reflecting everyday life urban culture and casual human interaction

PRODUCTION TEAM


EXECUTIVE PRODUCER

STEFAN DREYER, REIMAR VOLKER, HAN SONG HILTMANN

PRODUCER

KUIOCK PARK

WRITER, DIRECTOR

NILS CLAUSS, NEIL DOWLING

MAIN CAST

GYUNGSUNG LEE, HYUNJEE HA, KKOBBI KIM, SEUNGMIN CHA

TALENTS

ACHIM BRUECKNER, BOMME KIM, HYEONWOO CHO, SOHYUN CHUN, HAYOUNG RA, HYEGEUN JANG, BORA KIM, EUNBIN PARK, GAHYUN JEONG, HYUNGSUNG CHO, HYNJI IM, JUNYOUNG KANG, JACKS WILDE, LISA MARIA ROLL GONZALEZ, EMBLA RONNING BERNTSEN, JAN KOHLER, FLORIAN HALBEISEN, NICO LESAGE, MARC ANTOINE MONDOLOT

CINEMATOGRAPHER

NILS CLAUSS

1ST ASSISTANT CAMERAMAN

SEONGIL LEE

GAFFER

KWANGHEE LEE

LIGHTING TECHNICIAN

YONGJIN GO, HAKSU LEE, MINU JOE

GENERATOR OPERATOR

GEUNSANG LIM

PRODUCTION ASSISTANT

JAEYUHN CHOE

MAKE-UP ARTIST

DAHEE KANG

CRANE DRIVER

JEIL SKY

EDITOR, COLORIST

NILS CLAUSS

COMPOSER, SOUND DESIGNER

UDO LEE

GRAPHIC DESIGNER

OHYUN KWON


SPECIAL THANKS TO

MMMG, DONONG STATION, LUCKY CHOUETTE, RHYLON DURHAM, AARON CHOE


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