PONG
By Young Hoon Kim

Narrative, New Zealand, 2004, Digital, 77 min.

SYNOPSIS
After the death of a child’s father, the child and his uncle come to New Zealand in search of the child’s mother. The child is too energetic for his dull uncle, but together they are happy. They are innocent, poor and pathetic, but they are too innocent to realize…

CAST
Uncle: Sang Wook Lee; Nephew: Won Kim

CREW
Director, Writer and Cinematographer: Young Hoon Kim; Assistant Director: Hye yim Lee; Sound Editor: Simon Lim

BIO
Born in 1978 in South Korea, Kim lived there for 15 years and moved to New Zealand with his family. He graduated from Auckland University with a BFA and MFA. While attending Auckland University, he produced and directed six short films and his first feature, Pong. His short film, Stalking & Melancholia, screened at the Indiekino International Film Festival.