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Before&After
· Director KANG Min-ji
· Information 2016┃HD┃BW┃0:07:54
· Technique Drawing, etc
· Keyword AniSEED
Synopsis

To sculpt myself by other’s perspective!

The heroine, who is in her mid twenties is job hunting at the moment.
As usual, she is on her way back home from a tiring interview.
There are a lot of plastic surgery centers along the street in Seoul and many attractive men and women are passing her by.
Back home, she starts writing resume again,
All of sudden, among the stack of resumes an advertisement for plastic surgery catches her eyes.
She pictures herself now and fantasizes about how bright her future could be by looking at the before and after photos of a woman who had plastic surgery.
And she considers that the key to change her life for the better is to get plastic surgery.
She manages to build up the courage and lie down on the operating table for her bright future….
 

Purpose
One fifth of Korean has experienced plastic surgery which means there is a high-demand for plastic surgery in Korea compare to the population. 
It is not hard to find people with similar faces not only through the broadcasting but also in the real life.
One day I saw an advertising flyer of a plastic surgeon on the subway. There were pictures of before and after shot of a woman's face. The pictures of the woman looked incredibly different and it remained me a question "What would it be between the two women?
The cosmetic surgery advertisement only shows us a shot of before and after. 
In other words, there is only the past and the future. But we live in the present where neither the past nor the future.  People takes a risk getting plastic surgery...
I would like to discover what it would be between before and after throughout the film. 

Filmography

 

Director
  • KANG Min-ji
    • 2022 [Cookie Coffee Dosirak]

      2020 [Belongings]

      -2021 The 21st Jeonbuk Independent Film Festival, Excellence Award / South Korea

      -2020 The 16th Indie-AniFest 2020, KIAFA Special Prize / South Korea

      -2020 Digicon6 Asia, Third Prize / South Korea

      -2021 The 21st Jeonbuk Independent Film Festival, Competition / South Korea

      -2020 The 16th Indie-AniFest 2020, Competition / South Korea

      -2020 The 22nd Seoul International Women's Film Festival, Competition / South Korea

      -2021 The 21st Daegu Independent Short Film Festival, Competition / South Korea

       

      2016 [Before&After]

      -2016 The 18th Digicon6 Asia, Regional award- Korea Silver / Japan

      -2017 The 13th World Festival of Animated Film Varna, Competition / Bulgaria

      -2017 The 19th Future Film Festival, Short Competition / Italy

      -2017 ANIFilm-International Festival of Animated Films, Special section / Czech 

      -2017 The 19th Ismailia International Film Festival / Egypt 

      -2016 The 18th Digicon6 Asia, Competition / Japan 

      -2016 The 11th Festival du Film Coréen à Paris(FFCP), Competition / France

      -2016 The 24th ANIMA MUNDI - International Animation Festival of Brazil, Non-competition / Brazil

      -2016 The 42nd Seoul Independent Film Festival, Special Invitation / South Korea

      -2016 The 12th Indie-AniFest 2016, Independent Walk / South Korea 

      -2016 The 10th Film Festival for Women's Right / South Korea

      -2016 The 40th Annecy International Animated Film Festival, Special Program / France

      -2018 Tricky Women International Animation Filmfestival, Special / Austria

       

      2012 [Souvenir Animation]

      -2013 Green Film Festival in Seoul / South Korea 

      -2013 Seoul International Cartoon&Animation Festival(SICAF), Invitation / South Korea

      -2013 KECSKEMET Animation Film Festival(KAFF) / Hungary

      -2013 The 9th Indie-AniFest 2013, Independent Walk / South Korea


      2011 [Natural Urban Nature]

      -2019 13th Guth Gafa Documentary Film Festiva, Invitation / Ireland

      -2014 Trois Jours Trop Courts / France

      -2013 The 9th Indie-AniFest 2013 / South Korea

      -2012 Green Film Festival in Seoul / South Korea

      -2012 Lille International Short Film Festival, program for "L"hybride / France

      -2012 Cinéfeuille / France

      -2012 Seoul International Cartoon&Animation Festival(SICAF) / South Korea

      -2012 AnimaMundi Gallery / Brazil

      -2012 TenT Film Festival / South Korea

      -2012 Seoul International New Media Festival / South Korea

      -2012 London International Animation Fetival / UK

      -2012 Mountain Village Albam Film Festival / South Korea

      -2011 Environmental International Film Festival, Competition / South Korea

      -2011 Chungkang College of Cultural Industries / South Korea

       

      2010 [Myo-A]

      -2014 International Film Festival Message to man Special Program
      -2014 Indie-AniFest
      -2013 Tent Film Festival
      -2012 Korea Film Archive
      -2012 Apchat International Film Festival
      -2011 Savannah International Animation Festival / USA
      -2011 Love Your Shorts Film Festival
      -2011 2D OR NOT 2D Animation Festival 
      -2011 Rythmetic International Animated Experimental Film Festival
      -2011 International Women's Film Festival in Seoul
      -2011 Northwest Animation Festival 
      -2011 Hi Seoul Festival, Great Book
      -2011 International Film Festival of Mind, Body, Spirit & Ecology/U.K
      -2010 Indie-AniFest, Independent Walk
      -2010 Streaming Festival
      -2010 Screening day of Ssamzigil 
      -2010 Animation Film Night- Platton Kusthalle
      -2010 Super Short International Film Festival, Competition/U.K
      -2009 Finance Support: Korea Creative Content Agency

       

      2006 [A Pimple]

      -2011 Cambodian International Film Festival / Cambodia
      -2008 Link into Animated Korea / Japan 
      -2007 Busan Universiade for Digital Content 
      -2007 Indie-AniFest, Panorama 
      -2006 Busan Video Festival 

       

      2006 [Hello!]

      -2008 Sapporo Short Fest / Japan

      -2008 Portable Film Festival / Austrailia

      -2008 London Animation Festival / UK

      -2008 Melbourne International Animation Festival / Canada

      -2007 Anima Mundi / Brazil

      -2007 Animadrid, Official Section / Spain

      -2007 Seoul International Experimental Film Festival / South Korea

      -2007 The 3rd Indie-AniFest 2007, Panorama / South Korea

      -2006 Seoul Street Art Festival / South Korea

    Director INFO
Staff

Producer/Scenario/Storyboard/Character Design/BG Design/Lay Out/Animation/Camera/Effect/Editing KANG Minji

Sound PARK Dongju

Music HWANG Hyunseong

Art KIM Junseo