The Helmet

2004

Short 3

One | 2003 | Fiction | DV | Color | 25min

SYNOPSIS

Hae-sung who repairs electronic goods, has sensed herself as the helmet(metaphor of lesbian). However, it is not easy for her to come out of the closet, at least in this society, which treats helmets as an irregular or abnormal group. One day, Hae-sung comes across someone in red helmet who wants her rainbow CDP repaired...

DIRECTING INTENTION

I gave up making a documentary about Korean lesbian activists before I made this film. Most important reason of stop making the documentary was the between Coming Out and Outing. My documentary is plan to constructed with lesbians interviews. But most lesbians are afraid of “visual angle” and I stopped the plan. When I realized a limitation and difficulty of a producing lesbian film, I got an idea that solution for the problem was a helmet. A helmet is a protective headgear but also face mask. I thought that Dual meaning of helmet can solve the problem of coming out & outing in lesbian film.

FESTIVAL & AWARDS

2003 영화진흥위원회 독립영화제작지원작
2003 다음세대재단 & 다음커뮤니케이션 주최 ‘Youth Voice’ 지원작
2003 인디비디오페스티발
2004 부산 아시아단편영화제
2004 여성주의 사이트 언니네 주최 페미니즘 캠프

DIRECTOR
One

One

하자대탐험 (2000)

바다를 간직하며 (2002)
STAFF

Director One
Screen Writer One
Cinematographer Yu-ri Kim
Lighting Ziziq & Orora
Editor Sangchu