Working title
Joseph (2027)
An intimate drama about the architecture of grief, the language of art, and the fragile nature of human connection.
Logline
A Korean-American cellist living in New York forms an unexpected bond with a Korean painter visiting the city, and over the course of a fleeting week, their shared love of music and art compels them to confront grief, memory, and the fragile nature of human connection.
Synopsis
Joseph, a Korean-American cellist, lives a quiet, solitary life in New York, immersed in music while carrying the weight of unresolved loss. When he unexpectedly meets Jiyoon, a Korean painter visiting the city for an exhibition, an ordinary encounter blossoms into a profound connection. Through long walks, shared conversations about music and art, gallery visits, and the city's quiet corners, the two discover an uncommon sense of comfort in one another.
As their relationship deepens, Joseph is forced to confront memories of a past love that continues to haunt him, while Jiyoon begins to question the life waiting for her back home in Korea. With time running out before her departure, they must decide whether a love born from chance can endure beyond distance and uncertainty.
Blending classical music, visual art, dreams, and the rhythms of New York into a meditative portrait of human connection, JOSEPH explores grief, healing, and the quiet ways two lives can transform each other, even when their time together is brief.
About the Project
JOSEPH is an intimate, character-driven drama that explores memory, grief, identity, and the quiet ways human connection transforms us.
Set in New York City, the film follows a Korean-American cellist and a Korean painter whose chance encounter unfolds into a deeply personal relationship. Through classical music, visual art, and conversations that drift between reality and dreams, the film examines how people carry love, loss, and the longing to belong across cultures and across time.
Rather than relying on conventional dramatic turns, JOSEPH embraces stillness, silence, and emotional authenticity. It is a film interested in the moments between words — the spaces where memory lingers, where music speaks, and where two lives briefly intersect before continuing on separate paths.
Inspired by the rhythms of New York and the emotional language of classical music, JOSEPH is a meditation on the echoes people leave in one another's lives and the quiet courage required to move forward without forgetting.
Project Information
- Status
- Post-Production
- Runtime
- 25 Minutes (Short Film)
- Genre
- Drama
- Language
- Korean
Themes
MEMORY / IDENTITY / MUSIC / GRIEF / IMMIGRATION / HUMAN CONNECTION / ART
