▒▒ 4th Jecheon International Music & Film Festival ▒▒


FILM PROGRAM

	Opening/Closing Film
	World Music Film Today
	Cine Symphony
	Music In Sight
	Theme & Variation
	Korean Music Film Today
	Jecheon Film Music Award Special
	Family Fest
	Music Short On Track

* Music Short On Track

This year JIMFF will present a richer program in the‘ Music Shorts on Track’section which had its first showcase last year with rave response
from the public. The number of foreign shorts has increased from six to thirteen, providing a greater opportunity to understand the general trends
in world music shorts. Especially this year shows a substantial focus on Jazz, the relationship between humans, religion and music. As for the
eleven Korean shorts selected for this year, drama and comedies partially adopting musical traits as opposed to full-fledged musicals and music films show a strong presence in its line-up. Socially conscious works including a piece on senior citizens living alone also stands out in this year’s selection. So meet with the 24 music shorts of various genres and themes, all inspired by extraordinary creativity and fresh new ideas.

Singapore l 2005 l 6min l Short l Royston Tan

Different individuals are engaged in varying day-to-day activities and are caught up in their own thoughts; but they are all connected. In D.I.Y., many disparate sounds all come together into a quirky and funky piece of beat science, a human and humane music.

France l 2007 l 6min l Short Animation l Benjamin Devaux, Simon Landrein, Paul Chaudet

A night on the American docks of the 1950s. A ship is being loaded and unloaded to the sound of jazzy tunes.

Edward in Wonderland

France l 2007 l 21min l Short l Vincent Burgevin, Franck Lebon

Edward is an ambitious young man, freshly graduated from business school. Hired by a major worldwide corporation, Craesus Inc, he becomes the new hype prophet of gross and profit, and the star of an absurd musical business show.

Gimme Music, Gimme Shelter

United States l 2007 l 13min l Short l Shawn Telford

A lonely music critic is about to go on a blind date with his only fan. While she finishes getting dressed, he inspects her expansive collection of CDs only to discover that the most important rock‘ n’roll band of all time (The Rolling Stones) is missing from her collection and worse, she’s got two records from Brittany Spears, the Anti-Christ of pop.

Hero, Wings Are Not Necessary to Fly

Spain l 2007 l 25min l Short Documentary l Ángel Loza

Pascal Kleiman was born without arms, but this circumstance did not impede him to continue with his career as a disc jockey in techno music. A clear example that proves that will-power is stronger than any obstacle, whatever it is.

I Hate Musicals

United States l 2007 l 20min l Short l Stewart Schill

Brad hates musicals. But his fiance Melissa lives for them. His contempt for musicals threatens to tear them apart, until one night Melissa makes a wish, and Brad is horrified to discover that whenever he opens his mouth, he bursts into song!

Norway l 2007 l 19min l Short Documentary l Ubbe Haavind

A short documentary shot in black and white tells the life of jazz musician Gerhard Aspheim who is also a canoeist. Gradually the film evolves into our perceptions of life’s shifts and coincidences.

Spain l 2007 l 8min l Short Animation l Jorge González Varela

In a New York appartament bedroom, Charles Lewis, Jazz trumpeter, must decide between life with his partner, or the love for his music.

Switzerland l 2006 l 4min l Short Animation l Georges Schwizgebel

A visual and musical game which builds and destroys itself according to the vivacious rhythm of Serge Prokofiev’s Scherzo to Piano Concerto No. 2.

Australia , Luxembourg l 2008 l 8min l Short Experiment l Bady Minck

Seems to Be plays with the levels of optic and aural perception, with the deception of eyes and ears as well as the tension between two-dimensional reproduction and three-dimensional spatial recreation.

Canada l 2007 l 16min l Short l Emmanuel Shirinian

The Soul of a conservative Orthodox Rabbi is invaded by a catchy, ubiquitous pop tune, which threatens to send him scrambling to the dance floor on the Sabbath or back to the safety of the Torah.

The Sound and the Rest

Brazil l 2007 l 23min l Short l André Lavaquial

Virtous drummer and percussionist Jair plays at an evangelist music band. One day, after defying his priest, he is expelled from Church and finds himself wondering the streets of Rio de Janeiro, initiating then his existential voyage into his music and place in the world.

Philippines , China, Hong Kong l 2007 l 20min l Short l Leung Ming-kai

An up-and-coming rock band in Manila has three members. The sudden departure of the lead singer brings an end to their musical careers; his sudden death brings the surviving members back together.

Bomb!Bomb!Bomb!

South Korea l 2006 l 21min l Short l Kim Gok, Kim Sun

Ma-sun is branded as‘gay ’at school. Ma-taek who was feeling compassion for Masun gets the opportunity to befriend Ma-sun when he is accepted into the school band after an audition. The two friends after hour practice sets off a rumor that the two are lovers, and Mataek is faced with the dilemma to choose between Ma-sun and his friends.

Kim Choo-ja : A Desert Island

South Korea l 2008 l 20min l Short l Ji Tae-kyoung

Sang-gu is a senior citizen living in solitude after his daughter abandons him. His dream is to find an old vinyl record version of pop singer Kim Chooja’s ‘A Desert Island’. Although he has no money to buy the record and no turn table to listen to the record, his reckless journey to find‘ A Desert Island’never ends.

Doong Doong Doong

South Korea l 2007 l 6min l Short Animation l Yoon Hye-jung

One winter day, a boy living in a deserted hut deep in the mountains discovers a strange doll that makes the sound of drums in the snow and brings it back home. That night, the boy has a fantastic dream to the sound of the drums.

The Dove in the City

South Korea l 2007 l 26min l Short l Kim Se-yeon

Travel time, about 3 hours and 15 minutes away from Seoul. Ever since the Chunan bound subway train has started running, it has been packed with senior citizens. Among this group of people, a romantic show between old man Kim and Mrs. Yoon is about to begin.

South Korea l 2008 l 18min l Short l Park Yong-du

Although Mija was already aware of the affair, she is pissed at the sight of a photo with her husband’s young lover brazenly uploaded on his cell phone screen and plunges a knife into his neck.“Wake up woman!”Mija returns to her senses at her husband ’s screams and realizes it is just her imagination again.

High School Girls

South Korea l 2008 l 15min l Short l Park Ji-wan

High school girls, A, B, C, D, E are playing poker, S and T are fighting over grades they received in a simulation exam and Y has spent an odd night with the trainee teacher. They are all high school girls, and the “time”you have passed through.

In the Cold Cold Night - 02 Metronome

South Korea l 2007 l 23min l Short Documentary l Scratch

Hyu Ryul who sings. This a story about Hyu Ryul whom I know, the Busan Indie scene who Hyu Ryul knows and Hyu Ryul who sings and dances.

Monaco 28 degres a L'ombre

South Korea l 2006 l 13min l Short l Kim Eui-kyun

Woon-gi sells old pop CDs at the subway station when one day he meets his first love Hae-kyung for the first time in 20 years in the subway station. Hae-kyung who used to draw well now works as a subway station cleaning lady.

Paradise, Paradise!

South Korea l 2008 l 9min l Short Animation l Kim Ja-in

Mr. Fish is just an ordinary guy who finds his daily comforts in listening to music on the radio. When his radio gets broken one day, he realizes how meaningless reality is and sets out on a trip looking for the world he always dreamt about.

The Rooftop Band

South Korea l 2006 l 19min l Short l Park Hong-jun

Chun-sung follows his dream of becoming a guitarist and moves to Seoul. However, he simply can not concentrate on his guitar practice due to Jaehee, a girl living next door who plays the piano every day. Jae-hee is also irritated by the guitar sounds Chunsung makes. It happens that the enemies have an audition on the same day.

Suicide of the Quadruplets

South Korea l 2008 l 21min l Short l Kang Jin-a

Four high school girls with very different personalities gather on the top of the school building to practice for the upcoming school choral competition. But the practice doesn’t go well. While the girls are busy arguing with each other, a set of quadruplets are running one after another.