IYAGI – serie

"I had been called to pick up Jeje from a karaoke bar in Jongno district..."A deftly expressive short modern love story concerning the misadventures of Hyoung and Jeje as they navigate the Seoul underworld in search of something more from life with lots to say about our contemporary moment; how people use and are used by others, but find solace in each other despite.

"Despite the hordes of people packing the theatre that day, I can't remember a single face."An extended meditation on the world of Korean cinema, the blockbuster versus the independent artist, its trends and its characters and role in society, as seen through the eyes of a film enthusiast narrator and their interactions with those around them, each on their own journey.

"Met her again today. I finally got my hands on her, but still can't believe what she put me through all that time. Attaching her face here. K-Bot.jpg"A story of a young student's tribulations and those of the people around her which says a lot about the process of coming of age in contemporary Korean society more broadly.

"Are you referring to the 'strange and sorrowful coincidences'? That's what I call them. I don't know what you've heard, but they're no ordinary, everyday thing, just so we're clear."A young woman rumoured to be possed of a strange supernatural ability and a young man take a walk. As she tells him her story it emerges that he has a specific request of her concerning a problem of his own. A charming tale of unlikely friendship found.

"If I had to choose the richest person whom I would call a friend, I would pick Han Seung-hui."A reconnection with an old friend leads to an intriguing party invite with surprising results and, through this simple tale and the progress of a single relationship, but from separate and very different worlds, a deeper story is told of contemporary society and class.

"My name is きょうこ, Kyoko, I am Korean ... I have something important to tell you."A subtly disorienting story of reminiscences between a mother and daughter as they each in their own way struggle with the effects of the mother's encroaching dementia. As they each try to piece together the fragments of a traumatic history, through doing so they tell a wider story of Korea itself.