“Bloodless” is a ten-minute VR film that deals with camp town sex workers for US army stationed in South Korea since the 1950s. The film traces the last living moments of a real-life sex worker who was brutally murdered by a US soldier at the Dongducheon Camptown in South Korea in 1992. Portraying the last hours of her life in the camp town, the VR film transposes a historical and political issue into a personal and concrete experience. This film was shot on location where the crime took place, bringing to light ongoing experiences at the 96 camp towns near or around the US military bases.
Awards:
Best VR short film at Bogoshorts Film Festival ‘17 (Bogota, Colombia)
Best VR Story at Venice international film festival ‘17 (Venice, Italy)
Best VR Film at Thessaloniki International Film Festival (Thessaloniki, Greece)
Producer : Jiyoung Kang, Seonah Kim
Director of photography : WOOYEUL JEON (CEO of Venta VR)
Sound designer : MARCO D’AMBROSIO
In association with Dankook University Graduate School of Cinematic Content BK21 Plus Team,
Institute of Dankook Global Visual Content, Venta VR, and VR Sound
Starring: Boryeong Kim
Produced by: Seonah Kim, Jiyoung Kang
Written and directed by: Gina Kim
Co-producer: Gina Kim
Cinematographer: Sam Jeon
Line Producer: Eunsuk Jo
Assistant Director: Hyunseung Kim
Script Supervisor: Jihyun Son
Editor: Gina Kim, Sharon Choi
VR: Sound Kyusik Chang
Sound Design and Mix: Marco d’Ambrosio
Audio Post Supervisor: Terri d’Ambrosio
Production Designer: Heejung Lee
Art Director: Mikyung Kim
Special Effect: Eunjung Jang
Costume Designer: Jungmin Lee
Makeup and Hair: Sujin Baek
VR Supervisor: Jihyun Son
Post Production Manager: Sansoo Kim
Promotion Manager: Hyeeun Kang
Stereoscopic Supervisor: Venta VR
Visual Effects Supervisor: Beomyoun Jeong
Colorist: Xinzhong (Golden) Zhao
Stereoscopic Title Editing: Jiyoung Kang
Audio Post Services: MarcoCo. Studios
On Set PA: Minil Park, Geunyoung Park
UPM: Younghun Hwang
1st AC: Narae Song
Research Assistant: Sharon Choi, Sunhee Ahn
Director’s bio & Filmography:
Gina Kim’s five feature-length films have screened at more than 80 prestigious international film festivals and venues all over the world. Never Forever was the first co-production between the US / Korea and theatrically released in France, Korea and the US. Final Recipe was wide-released in China over 3,000 theaters. Kim was a jury member at the 66th annual Venice Film Festival where her film Faces of Seoul (2009) premiered. Kim taught film theory and production as the first Asian woman to teach at the Department of Visual and Environmental Studies at Harvard University. She is a Professor at the UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television.
