Description

Yongsu, who makes a living from taking pictures and drawing, becomes a serial killer at night; he believes that too is a form of art. One night he goes out looking for prey, kidnaps Heejung, then rapes her, as he would do to any of his other victims. Following his routine, Yongsu asks Heejung for her very last wish and plays a song on his piano, giving her some time to think. When the music ends, Heejung tells him she’d like to call to her boyfriend….

Awards:

Best International Short Film, 2013 Willifest

Director's Bio

Kiyoung Kang is the director of the short film “What Doesn’t Kill You Makes You Stronger” and the CEO of Jinshim Entertainment. He stumbled into the Korean film industry as a director in a short film “River Side” about 10 years ago. Since that time, he worked as a director for over 10 years. His work includes various movies such as short and feature films. He directed a short film, “Heat,” which was awarded Best International Short Film at the 2013 Willifest.

Credits

Writer: Kiyoung Kang
Producer: Jinsoo Han

Precedes

1. 

   Nighthawks

   Gianpaolo Lupori / Program 2: Dark Passage / China / 2013 / Film Noir / 15 mins

   A pajama clad pensioner walks into a desolate Shanghai noodle bar. Fourteen minutes later, 100,000 people have blood on their hands - Social Justice, or Social Network gone too far?

   Preceded by: What Doesn’t Kill You Makes You Stronger

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Plays in

1. 

   Program 2: DARK PASSAGE

   Program 2: Dark Passage / 94 mins

   In DARK PASSAGE, six filmmakers shine a light onto what happens when tragic and unforseeable circumstances test the limits of the human soul. From a reinterpreted Greek tragedy played out on China's waterways in "A Grand Canal," to a woman's final wish to her own rapist and would-be murderer in "What Doesn't Kill You Makes You Stronger," these films explore six very different interpretations of Invictus (Latin, for "unconquered" - from a poem by William Ernest Henley): Out of the night that covers me...I thank whatever gods may be, for my unconquerable soul."

   In This Program: My Red Guard, Nighthawks, What Doesn’t Kill You Makes You Stronger, Eric, A Grand Canal, The Free Man

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Preceded By

1. 

   Eric

   Andrew Lee / Program 2: Dark Passage / Australia / 2014 / Drama / 15 mins

   Tucked away in a forgotten and isolated motel, a “lad” encounters a returning solider coping with post-traumatic stress disorder. The brief encounter is a soft collision of two characters both lost and trying to find themselves within each other.

   Preceded by: The Free Man

   Precedes: What Doesn’t Kill You Makes You Stronger

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