26th(2024)
- Opening Film (1)
- Discovery (8)
- Asian Shorts (20)
- I-Teens (5)
- New Currents (17)
- Korean Spectrum, Here & Now (19)
- Polemics: Politics, Struggle of Everyday Life (6)
- Queer Rainbow (7)
- Animated, Body-World-Being (28)
- On the Border, Persistently (9)
- RE:Discover by Curation (6)
- SIWFF Project (3)
- Barrier Free (1)
- Special Screening (2)
Farewell, Saranghae, Farewell
HONG Sunhye
- Japan
- 2023
- World Premiere
- 27min
- DCP
- color
World Premiere
SYNOPSIS
Naho and Hitomi are a high school girl couple living in a rural town in Japan. Naho wants to be a K-POP idol in Korea, and Hitomi supports her devotedly despite never believing such a dream to be a reality. When Naho passes one of the auditions for being Kpop Idol, Hitomi decides to collect empty plastic bottles to take unexpected action.
Director
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HONG SunhyeHONG Sunhye
Born in 1996 in Seoul, South Korea. Screenwriter and director based in Japan. After entering Korea National University of Arts, transferred to Japan Institute of the Moving Image and graduated with a major in screenwriting. In 2022, won the grand prize at the Japan New Screenplay Competition for feature screenplay Mountain Fuji is Watching us.