서울국제여성영화제

주 메뉴

Homecoming and Going

Kristie KO

Hong Kong, United Kingdom
2025
20min
12 +
DCP
color

Korean Premiere

Synopsis

New immigrants Emily and her fiancé Vincent arrive at the home of Megan, an old classmate who has lived in London for several years. After so many years apart, their paths cross for one short day, as Megan shows them around their new neighbourhood. Observing how native her friend has become, Emily questions why Megan is leaving it all behind to return to Hong Kong. Both women struggle to articulate their decisions to each other, and to themselves. Megan hands over the apartment keys to Emily, the two exchange fates and carry on in a cycle of uncertainty.

Director's Statement

I wrote Homecoming And Going to articulate my experience returning to Hong Kong in 2019, just as many friends were leaving for the UK, US and Canada. Making the film in London brought together a women-led cast and crew from across the British Asian community and reunited me with friends from the industry who had settled in London since.

Code	Time	Theater	Grade
Asian Shorts 3045	2026-08-22 \| 16:40 - 18:17	MEGABOX Sinchon 7
Asian Shorts 3106	2026-08-25 \| 12:30 - 14:07	MEGABOX Sinchon 8

Director

Kristie KO

Kristie Ko is a writer and director based between Hong Kong and London. She is a Tribeca Chanel Through Her Lens program finalist, RIFF Talent Lab alum, and graduate of USC with a B.A. in film and TV production. Her 2025 short Homecoming And Going received the audience award at Fresh Wave Intl. Short Film Festival. Her 2021 short Ateh has also screened at Fresh Wave, Kaohsiung, Shanghai, New York Asian and Reykjavík IFF.