My Mother's Story
“Notsae” shares childhood stories with her daughter “Eunsung”. She reminisces about her first love who was drafted into the military, the day electricity first arrived in the village, and her dearly missed mother. As she unfolds memories, Notsae’s longing for the irrevocable hometown deepens. Eunsung decides to illustrate her mother’s life through a comic.
South Korea
Korean dialogue, with Arabic & English subtitle
15 minutes
2023 (Middle East Premiere)
Kim Soyoung was born in 1991 in Daejeon, South Korea. She graduated from the Animation Department at Korea National University of Arts in 2017 and completed her MFA there in 2023. She now operates a solo animation studio called “Not Lazy Studio”. Jang Minhee was born in South Korea in 1989, and graduated from the Animation Department at Korea National University of Arts in 2015. She is currently working as a freelancer.
