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 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 the quiet ways two lives can transform each other.
About the Project
JOSEPH is an intimate, character-driven drama that explores the architecture of memory and the ways human connection alters our trajectory.
Moving away from conventional dramatic beats, the film embraces stillness and silence, prioritizing the emotional resonance found in the spaces between words. By layering a narrative of two lives intersecting, a Korean-American cellist and a Korean painter, the film acts as a sensory meditation on identity and the longing to belong.
The aesthetic is built on the interplay between classical music and visual art, mirroring the rhythms of New York City to externalize the internal landscapes of its protagonists. Ultimately, JOSEPH examines the courage required to move forward in the wake of loss without losing the echoes of those who walked beside us.
Credits
- Produced by
- Creative Silver & Monad Films
- Director
- Kijin Jang
- Written by
- Ian & Kijin Jang
- Starring
- Ian, Joony Kim
Project Information
- Status
- Post-Production
- Runtime
- 25 Minutes (Short Film)
- Genre
- Drama
- Language
- Korean
Themes
MEMORY / IDENTITY / MUSIC / GRIEF / IMMIGRATION / HUMAN CONNECTION / ART