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Short documentary using interviews and animation to explore how cinemas survived in Seoul thanks to the patronage of gay men.
As cinemas were shut down in Jongno, Seoul, a few discount theatres survived thanks to their patronage by gay men. Interviews and animation bring to life this golden era in the 1980s, when the area became a paradise for cruising and queer life.
Minki Hong is a filmmaker born in 1992. His short documentary I Smell Wedding Bells (2021) was selected as the opening film for the Indie Forum festival in Seoul.