City of Outlanders (2023)

Original title: 군산전기 · Released 2023-07-06 · 61 min · Documentary · Rated All ages

"Gunsan is a city of outlanders that has experienced waves of deterioration and revivals. Gunsan, a sparse area prior to 1910, opened doors for workers from all over Korea after it was exploited for rice harvesting during the Japanese colonial period. After liberation, the American military moved in along with large conglomerates that came to build factories, but they are now all shutting down. What remained from this history made the topography and landscape of the town. In the film, cameras float around the lonely landscape of Gunsan. A dancer from Switzerland named Anna mourns the scenes of Gunsan with sorrowful gestures, new musicians in town write a piece of music called City of Outlanders in lament

Directed by

Moon Seung-wook (문승욱), Yoo Ye-jin (유예진)

Written by

Yoo Ye-jin (유예진), Moon Seung-wook (문승욱)

Cinematography

Moon Seung-wook (문승욱)

Editing

Moon Seung-wook (문승욱)

Produced by

Yoo Ye-jin (유예진), Moon Seung-wook (문승욱)

Companies

제니필름 , Blue Film Works

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