World Premiere, Wide Angle: Korean Short Film Competition, 2026
An Uninvited Neighbor
초대받지 않은 이웃
Director CHO Haein
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Comedy/SatireHuman Rights/Labor/SocialAnimation
Cho, a Korean immigrant in Paris, lives in a studio apartment that is suddenly invaded by Gregory, a pigeon born in Paris, who in sists on living with her. A heated argument unfolds about residency, permits, birth, and rights, and neither of them backs down. Or wins. An ingenious black comedy that cleverly combines animation with live action.
Cho Haein was born in Cheongju, graduated from the ENSA Dijon (École Nationale Supérieure d′Art de Dijon) and HEAR - Strasbourg School of Decorative Arts (Haute École des Arts du Rhin) in France, and is currently working at Le Fresnoy - Studio National des Arts Contemporains. Exploring hybrid cinema that combines the directing grammar of 3D and 2D animation, stop-motion, and video games, she has directed Nowhere Land (2020), A Man Leaving His Room (2021), and Tofu (2022).
From Busan International Film Festival 2026, No. 31
