International premiere

The Waves, The Sand, and Two Lovers in the Middle Of…

Local title
Lained, liiv ja kaks armastajat keset...
Director
Jiyeong Hong
Country
Republic of Korea
Year
2023
Programme
Rebels with a Cause Competition
Genre
Experimental
Subject
love

The sound of waves echoes in the silence. Two girls, Youngjin and Jaeyeon, go to the beach to sleep together. They appear on a trembling heavily pixellated screen, while a delicate voice guides us through a love story of apparently non-existing people. Let yourself go and be embraced by, maybe, the most minimalist film of the festival, which emphasises the importance of little details.

Director Jiyeong Hong constructed an ode to love, cinema and low-fi with a soft hand and (almost) archaeological digital effects. With a buzzing sound, flickers, and layers, she constructs a very personal post-futuristic and poetic paused dance, which helps her reveal a sweet love story reflecting on the non-normative relationships. A reflection is explained as a visual caress of the audience.

Javier Garcia Puerto

Director
Jiyeong Hong
Cast
Hyeji Han, Sunhee Bae, Kiha Kwon, Moomyeong, Sori Baik, Yejin Suh
Producer
Hyojin Shin
DoP
Kkotnarae Bae
Runtime
Language
Korean
Subtitles
English

Screenings

A. Le Coq Sviit Apollo Kino Coca-Cola Plaza
Screening090004 / Lained, liiv ja kaks armastajat keset...
SubtitlesEnglish
Screening duration
4th Lux Hall Apollo Kino Coca-Cola Plaza
Screening090402 / Lained, liiv ja kaks armastajat keset...
SubtitlesEnglish
Q&A guestsJiyeong Hong (Director, Editor), Hyojin Shin (Producer)
Q&A duration
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6th Hall Apollo Kino Coca-Cola Plaza
Screening110601 / Lained, liiv ja kaks armastajat keset...
SubtitlesEnglish
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7th Hall Apollo Kino Coca-Cola Plaza
Screening130705 / Lained, liiv ja kaks armastajat keset...
SubtitlesEnglish
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Trailer
Q&A with the filmmaker