Su-a arrives in Yangsan to visit her grandmother, but she is not home. The old lady is not someone with many places to go - just the bathhouse or the Buddhist temple. Su-a spends the day wandering through the streets in search of her grandmother, and the search is captured with a sincere, documentary touch. A young person’s view of old age, filmed with warmth and care.
Gong Seonjeong was born in Busan and has directed short films starting with Cut-out (2018), followed by Things to Grow Up (2020) and Farewell (2024). With Farewell, she won the Grand Prize in the Korean Short Competition at the Jeonju International Film Festival and the Independent Star Award at the Seoul Independent Film Festival. The Distant Home is her fourth short film as a director.
From Busan International Film Festival 2026, No. 31
