Ajyal Film Festival 2023

All Films

Mascot

Ajyal Competition

Kim Leeha / Short Narrative / South Korea / 2019 / 7 min / Colour
In Korean
Interests: Animation
Qatar Premiere

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

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