🎬 Muju Film Festival Choice

🗓️ Friday, October 23 • 7:30 PM
📍 Korean Cultural Center New York
(122 E 32nd Street, New York, NY 10016)

Synopsis

With 200 days left until college entrance exams, while everyone is focused on studying, In-hye, who is in charge of the animal pen, is busy lecturing a duck. One day, as punishment for carrying a knife, Seo-hee joins In-hye in cleaning the animal pen. The two discover an abandoned meadow and lose Hee-seon(the duck) there.

Meanwhile, teacher Kim Ah-tae gathers four students—In-hye, Seo-hee, Jung-ae, and Soo-min—who have been given up on by their school, parents, and even themselves, and forms a “college interview prep group.” On the day of their university interviews, In-hye and Seo-hee ditch school and head to the meadow in search of Hee-seon. They pitch a tent and spend nights in the woods, gradually adapting to life in the wild.

Awards & Festival Selections

• 14th Muju Film Festival — Chang: Korean Feature Competition
• 30th Busan International Film Festival — Vision Section, Official Selection
• 51st Seoul Independent Film Festival — Feature Competition, Official Selection
• 25th Asian Film Festival of Dallas — Official Selection

Ticket: FREE (RSVP REQUIRED)

• RSVP and seating are first come, first served.
• Limited same-day standby tickets available.
• Cancellations must be made at least 48 hours in advance.
• Your tickets will be released to the standby line 10 minutes before the show, so we recommend you arrive early to secure your seats.
• All films featuring Korean dialogue will have English subtitles available.
• For additional questions, please contact: film@koreanculture.org

Presented by Korean Cultural Center New York
In Collaboration with Muju Film Festival

For more details: www.koreanculture.org/films/2026/10/15/the-1st-nykiff