God’s Daughter Dances
Directed by Sungbin Byun- South Korea
- Drama
- Korean
- Subtitled
- 2020
- 25 mins
- Philadelphia premiere
A transgender female dancer, Shin-mi, gets a call from the Military Manpower Administration, to attend for the Military Service Examination. Shin-mi, with everything in readiness, takes her steps to the Military Manpower Administration.
Directed by Sungbin Byun
Producted by Suji Bong
Writen by Sungbin Byun
About the filmmaker: Born in 1991, Sungbin Byun studied Film and Eastern Philosophy at University. With his short films “Horn” (2014) and “The Chicken of Wuzuh” (2015) he was invited to play Busan International Film Festival and won the Grand Prix from the LA Asian Pacific Film Festival. Another one of his films, “Hands and Wings” (2019) was selected to play Slamdance and the Brussels Short Film Festival.
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