Mascot
Ajyal Competition - Ajyal Film Festival 2020
Kim Leeha / Short Narrative / South Korea / 2019 / 7 min / Colour / In Korean / Qatar Premiere
Rated: Mature subject matter which may not be suitable for minors. Parental guidance is strongly advised.Individuals under the age of 15 are not admitted into cinemas.
Synopsis
A fox dreams of one day becoming a city mascot and studies hard at the prestigious mascot training academy. In his non-stop daily grind, he takes on odd jobs to make ends meet, practices until the early hours of the morning, and even undergoes plastic surgery to appear more youthful and cuter. But is the dream of stardom worth the gruelling sacrifice? ‘Mascot’ tells of the youths’ disillusionment in the “Korean dream” and the frustrations of the seemingly impossible-to-breakthrough and overly-superficial entertainment industry.
Credits
- Director
- Kim Leeha
- Producer
- Kwak Kihyuk
- Editor
- Kim Leeha
- Music
- Shin Seungmin
- Distributor
- Korean Independent Animation Filmmakers Association