‘Sleepless in Seoul’-Director’s Film final story This Director's Film, in collaboration with three video directors based in Seoul, captures the story of a city that they can't sleep in with different interpretations and tastes. A film by Kim Byeong June. 'Where are we going?' When his heart freezes and a strong wind blows, his firmly established feet move, Our appearance is no different from the “sailing stone” of “Death Valley”. Consolation to the lonely fight, whether the path you have been walking through is unwilling or arbitrary. (Source: 10CM_Official) Edit Translation
- English
- Français
- magyar / magyar nyelv
- עברית / עִבְרִית
- Native Title: SAILING STONES
- Also Known As: ‘Sleepless in Seoul’ - Director’s Film 03
- Genres: Music
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Like a rolling stone
Full disclosure, after watching this two-minute film I had to scurry across the internet and look up what sailing stones were. After doing my due diligence, I went back and rewatched Sailing Stones. I came to the conclusion that this was more a video piece of art than traditional film.Sailing Stones was filmed in black and white with zero dialogue. Several expressionless people are on the beach with long narrow tracks behind them. Their ages and sex vary. All stare ahead even as the sound of stone against stone grinds and moves them forward. At long last the sun begins to wake behind the mountain.
For anyone like me who is confused by the title, sailing stones (also sliding, walking, or rolling stones) have been found in Death Valley, California, USA. For a long time, stones were found to have moved with a dragging trail behind them. Turns out when the stones are on a melting sheet of ice, the strong winds can cause them to “sail.”
The disparate people in this short film were propelled in curving trails, victims of external forces instead of their own will and volition. Filmed for 10 CM’s single, “Sleepless in Seoul,” each of the individuals had their own reason for sleeplessness. A pregnant woman, a student, a salaryman, all were pushed about by the ever-present wind. Was the ground frozen beneath their feet or were their hearts and lives frozen as they were dispassionately transported?
I suspect like viewing a painting or a Rorschach test, everyone will have their own interpretation of this short film. I found the concept intriguing.
11 December 2024
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