Screening
Manifesta 15 Barcelona
03-11-2023 / 19:00 h.
Film Information
Duration: 115'
Language: VOSE
Genre: Drama
Synopsis
Myung is a transgender who cut ties with her family and hometown because of who she is. Now, all she needs is the surgery but the only way to earn money, by winning the Waacking dance competition, didn’t go well. One day, she receives a call that her father passed away and Myung finds out that her father left a will that he will give her the legacy if she performs Drum Dance during his 49th memorial ritual. With no choice left, Myung goes back to her hometown to perform according to her father’s will.
Director
Byun Sung-bin studied Eastern Philosophy and Cinema at Sungkyunkwan University. He made several short films, including Horn (2014), The Chicken of Wuzuh (2015), and Hands and Wings (2019). In 2020, he won the Audience Award at the Clermont‑Ferrand International Short Film Festival with God’s Daughter Dances (2020). Peafowl (2022) is the debut feature film.
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