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ARCHIVE

24th(2022)



Bloodless

Gina KIM

  • South Korea, United States
  • 2017
  • 12min
  • color

SYNOPSIS

Bloodless traces the last moments of a sex worker who was brutally murdered by an American soldier at the Dongducheon camp town in South Korea in 1992. This film was shot on location, bringing to light violence at the 96 camp towns located around American military bases.

PROGRAM NOTE

Based on a true story, Bloodless is a virtual reality short film about the murder of a sex worker in 1992 committed by a US soldier stationed in Korea. Shot on the actual location, the film opens to a decrepit residential neighborhood in Dong- ducheon near a US military base. Amidst the flashing neon lights, clubs, and bars, a woman takes fragile steps along the streets. She leads the audience into darker and narrower alleyways. Moments later, the audience is now in a shabby motel room. Scattered clothes and traces of violence are all around. The audience realizes that this room belongs to the woman. Over the course of the next three minutes, the audience experiences the space in which the murder took place. Bloodless transforms the controversial issue of crimes by US military personnel into a personal and emotional experience while introducing textual history to the sensory realm of virtual reality.
 

 [Gina KIM, Excerpts from director¡¯s treatment (Full Text)]

Director

  • Gina KIMGina KIM

    Kim¡¯s award-winning films reimagine cinematic storytelling across various genres and platforms, presenting a unique transnational perspective centered on female protagonists. Her five feature-length films and works of video art have been screened at more than 150 prestigious international film festivals and venues.

Credit

  • ProducerKANG Jiyoung Kang, KIM Seonah
  • Cast KIM Boryeong
  • Screenwriter KIM Gina
  • Cinematography Sam JEON
  • Art director LEE heejeong
  • Editor KIM Gina, CHOI Sungjae