Mind Universe

Directed by Kim Jin-moo (김진무)

Written by Kim Jin-moo (김진무)

82min | Release date in South Korea: 2023/09/20

Synopsis
This film comprises two shorts, "Our Universe" and "Today Of Tomorrow", both with AI as their subject. In "Today Of Tomorrow", elderly Hee-jin logs into uploaded Seon-woo’s mind every day, but Seon-woo doesn’t remember her in the cyberworld. This means Hee-jin has to repeat saying hello to him every time she logs in. Getting sick of this, she then notices a change. "Our Universe" unfolds an imaginary story about Kim Hyung-suk, a real-life composer. The lead character, So-ri, is Kim’s daughter. While she is exploring space, she receives news of her estranged father’s death and is also told a virtual online funeral will organize a video chat with her late father. However, So-ri hesitates to speak to him. Both films explore memory, relationship and love, by expanding the narratives through trivial elements within a calm atmosphere. It is a Sci-fi film that focuses on plain impressions of human feelings rather than the subject matter, AI. (Rhana JANG)

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