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15th DMZ Docs(2023)

I AM DOCU



Catching Tails

KIM Jimin

  • Korea
  • 2022
  • 29min
  • G
  • DCP
  • color

World Premiere

Synopsis

Uman Therma, or Sung Jimin, is a DJ and producer who forms one half of the Seoul-based electronic duo ¡®Salamanda.¡¯ Despite the challenges of navigating musical genres that are not yet widely popular in Korea, she finds joy in connecting with different people through her musical endeavors. 

Review

 Uman Therma is a member of the electronic music duo ¡®Salamanda¡¯. She, along with her colleague Yetsuby, draws inspiration for their music from everything that surrounds her - landscapes, sounds, and events. Director Kim Jimin intertwines moments that constitute Uman Therma's daily life, painting a portrait of a young musician. Though the conversations and images might seem fragmentary at first glance, they trail off and expand in a manner akin to free association. However, Catching Tails does not try to reduce this into a linear narrative, instead, it sculpts it into a multidimensional portrait. The result is a character essay that showcases perceptive and liberated observations.

Director

  • KIM Jimin

    She majored in Economics at university and after graduation, participated in the production of several short films. She is currently studying film at Dankook University's Graduate School of Arts and Culture. She has directed short films Jam Jam (2022) and Full house (2023).

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