Together (2021 short film)

Together is a Canadian-South Korean short drama film, directed by Albert Shin and released in 2021.[1] The film stars Kim Jae-rok and Ahn So-yo as a man and a woman in South Korea who are meeting in person for the first time after having known each other only as online acquaintances, in order to finalize and carry out a mutual suicide pact.[2]

Together
Directed byAlbert Shin
Written byAlbert Shin
Produced byAlbert Shin
StarringKim Jae-rok
Ahn So-yo
CinematographyMyung-Hwan Moon
Edited byCam McLauchlin
Music byLeland Whitty
Production
company
TimeLapse Pictures
Release date
  • September 11, 2021 (2021-09-11) (TIFF)
Running time
12 minutes
CountriesCanada
South Korea
LanguageKorean

The film premiered at the 2021 Toronto International Film Festival.[1] It was subsequently screened at the 2021 Vancouver International Film Festival, where it won the award for Best Canadian Short Film.[3]

The film was named to TIFF's annual year-end Canada's Top Ten list for 2021.[4]

References

  1. Elisabetta Bianchini, "TIFF 2021: Korean-Canadian filmmaker explores internet suicide pacts". Yahoo! News, September 18, 2021.
  2. Rachel Ho, "TIFF 2021: Together Review". That Shelf, September 20, 2021.
  3. Steve Newton, "Vancouver International Film Fest announces award winners". The Georgia Straight, October 13, 2021.
  4. Norman Wilner, "TIFF announces Canada’s Top Ten films of 2021". Now, December 6, 2021.


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