Short Film Collection from KOFA

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Incoherence. 1994. South Korea. Directed by Bong Joon-ho. Courtesy of the Korean Film Archive

The Seoul 7000. 1976. South Korea. Directed by Kim Hong-joon, Hwang Juho. 8mm. 8 min.
Incoherence. 1994. South Korea. Directed by Bong Joon-ho. 31 min.
Promenade in the Rain. 1994. South Korea. Directed by Im Soon-rye. 14 min.
The Tragic Tropics. 1994. South Korea. Directed by Yook Sang-hyo. 21 min.

This collection highlights early short films revealing the foundations of contemporary Korean cinema. Seoul 7000, shot on 8mm, captures a day in Seoul and offers a glimpse into student filmmaking culture before the organized movement of the 1980s—originating from the Seoul National University club “Yallya-seong,” which nurtured directors central to the Korean New Wave, including Park Kwang-su and Jang Sun-woo. The remaining films showcase early work from graduates of the Korean Academy of Film Arts (KAFA), which was founded in 1984 to train a new generation. Bong Joon-ho’s Incoherence, an omnibus black comedy satirizing social hypocrisy, offers an early look at themes later expanded in his film Parasite. Im Soon-rye’s Promenade in the Rain, winner of the top prize at the first Seoul Short Film Festival, presents a gentle portrait of a woman working in a run-down theater, while Yook Sang-hyo’s Tragic Tropics received the Audience Award for its humorous portrayal of everyday tension.

This film accompanies Seoul After Dark: Personal Memories of Korean Cinema.

Past events

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MoMA, Floor T2, Theater 2

The Roy and Niuta Titus Theater 2
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MoMA, Floor T2, Theater 2

The Roy and Niuta Titus Theater 2

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