I wanted to document various stories around apartment buildings from the first-generation urbanologist of Seoul and also from the apartment generation who was born and raised in apartments. They have cozy memories, upcoming anxieties and inconvenient experiences in their apartments, and in addition, they have witnessed the street trees growing up all the while. I was sad to hear that the residents do not garden trees because they want to start to rebuild as soon as possible. Therefore, the life circulation of an apartment building in Korea is only 30 to 40 years.

Large apartment complexes built in the 1970s and 80s in Korea enter their rebuilding era, after they finished one circulation cycle of living. Even, the residents celebrate the decision to rebuild after their apartment complex received D in safety ratings. Both regret and hope for compensation of old residents is double sides of Seoul. I wanted to know what the protagonists learned from their life in an apartment building. I also wanted to hear what kind of apartment life they have dreamed of.

2017 제09회 서울국제건축영화제
2017 제22회 부산국제영화제