The screening for Unidentified will be shown at TIFF Bell Lightbox 3. This feature film will also be shown as an online screening from Nov 14 – Nov 20.
Canada, South Korea202279 minutesKorean, Turkish, German, Polish, Khmer, Chinese, French, Yoruba with English SubtitlesCanadian PremiereSci-fi
In 1993, UFOs suddenly appeared over key cities around the world. The huge structures remained in the sky, stationary, silent, and unknown. Twenty-nine years later, with neither the origins nor the intentions of their arrival deciphered, humanity succumbs to speculations that aliens are walking among us.
Allegorical, humanistic, and poetic, Unidentified reflects on mankind's primordial need to seek for answers. Through disparate, cohesive vignettes, Jude Chun's existential debut uses fundamental science-fiction concepts to examine our inner selves, as only then may we know the things that bind or alienate us from one another. Combining multi-genre elements such as comedy, mystery, and even musical theatre to delve into the depths of soulful connection and the universal theme of social identity, the film also subtly comments on the repercussions of a nation’s traumatic past—and the vision of a transformative future.
Sponsor: Korean Consulate
Sun Jang
Hyoin Kim
Hohyeon Jeon
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FantasticFest, 2022
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Jude Chun
Jude Chun is a Korean Canadian director currently working in Seoul. Unidentified is his first feature film. His 2016 short film The Time Agent won multiple awards at international film festivals, and has been optioned for feature development by Black Label Media.
The screening for Unidentified will be shown at TIFF Bell Lightbox 3. This feature film will also be shown as an online screening from Nov 14 – Nov 20.
RATED PG
This film is presented with open English subtitles in-person and digitally.
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