Birthday Blowout
  • Country: South Korea
  • Language: Korean dialogue, with Arabic & English subtitle
  • Duration: 18 minutes
  • Production Year: 2023 (Middle East Premiere)
On her son’s 21st birthday, the mother sets up a birthday table and persuades him to leave the room. However, the son refuses to go out today, saying it is the day when the meteorite falls and everyone dies, and the two start arguing with one door in between.
Jaehoon Chung, born in Busan, South Korea in 1994, studied Filmmaking at Hanyang University from 2013 to 2020. He works as a writer, filmmaker, and music composer. After graduation, he served as a writer and producer for TV commercials and music videos at KPI Media Production Company. His short film Fall Out (2020) was featured at the Fantasia Film Festival. Chung is currently based in Seoul and is pursuing further studies in Filmmaking at Korea National University of Arts.