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People of Earth

YOO CHOI Neulsaem

  • South Korea
  • 90min
  • mov
  • color

Social&Human Interest Travel&Adventure

Synopsis

¡®A person who has traveled for a long time will live a life for the world and for others.¡¯ Can I, who is timid and selfish, become a little better person after traveling around the world? As a child, when I looked at the globe, I dreamt of traveling around the world. ¡®What kind of people do live on the other side of the globe?¡¯ My trip was delayed and delayed due to lack of money and time. While living in a basement, rooftop, barely managed to save money, and finally set out on the road. Toward Asia, America, Arabia, Africa. 827 days, 43 countries, 109,980km(Distance over to two and a half rounds of the earth). Daily budget of average 15$. I set up tents in many places to save money. Imagining Che Guevara and Jack Kerouac¡¯s adventures, I went to remote places rather than tourist destinations. My travel was focused on ¡°people¡± and I asked about their happiness and sadness, dreams and life to 280 people I met on the road. They told me their own stories. People were all different, but they were somewhat similar. The world was beautiful, but it was full of pain. The pain around the world was no longer just the pain of others. Getting shingles and suffering from bedbugs, experiencing violence from some police. Even after everything was stolen by a robber, my travel was continued. At the end of this travel, what would I find?

 

Director's Statement

¡®Humans and cultures disappear when isolated, but are reborn through encounters with other people and other cultures. If we do not recognize humanity in others, we will never recognize our own humanity.¡¯ - Carlos Fuentes

is the story of the world and people met by a poor traveler. My trip was a process of breaking through fantasy, admiration, stereotypes and fear about this strange world. I crossed Nicaragua, Sudan and South Africa in conflict, and crossed the border with Venezuelan and Afghan refugees. I was often pickpocketed and scammed. And I faced racism, violence, and dangerous robbery. But I experienced that there are more good people than bad people in the world. I was able to return alive because of the kindness of many people. I met cultures and values different from the Korean society I lived in, and I became more open-minded. Through this film, I want to express the humanity and hope that exist even in the era of endless competition.

Director

  • YOO CHOI Neulsaem

     

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