This year's Hall of Fame includes two short films that won the 13th SISFF Grand Prize: Tae Pyeongdong of People which depicts the longing for an old area in danger of being vanished soon, and Before the Summer Passes, which humorously portrays the journey of two women who make room to understand each other’s world. In particular, the films will be screened in a barrier-free version in cooperation with the Silver Production Team to enable everyone enjoy the films without any obstacles. Meet again the touching masterpieces that unravel through communication and harmony between generations the issues of old and new as well as youth and aging that are inevitably encountered in the finite narrative of life.
Jeongyeon decides to celebrate her 60th birthday by visiting her daughter who’s been married and living in Japan. At her arrival, Jeongyeon is greeted not by her daughter but instead by her young granddaughter, Uekusa An.
It has been 47 years since Seongnam was promoted to a city, and the old downtown, which was formed in the early days, is suffering from gentrification. Tae Pyeong-dong, the topmost neighborhood in Seongnam with narrow and steep slopes and clean air thanks to Mt. Yeong-jang in the back, may disappear due to the urban regeneration. The film records the stories of people in Tae Pyeong-dong from the e...