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DMZ Industry Projects



I AM MORE

LEE Ilha

  • South Korea
  • 90min
  • DCP
  • color/black and white

Art&Culture Gender&Sexuality Social&Human Interest

Synopsis

The signage of Itaewon Club , Trance, turns on. At the center of the stage, diva MORE is there. When MORE, a pro-dancer for 20 years, dances, everyone screams with excitement. MORE¡¯s stage persona is both elegant and profane. After the show is over, people throw tips to the stage. They call him/her a drag queen. MORE, a transgender, has lived her/his whole life with discrimination and gazes of disgust. Serious depression and suicidal thoughts come and go routinely. MORE always says, "I want to live a beautiful life." Majoring in ballet, she/he dreamt of becoming a ballerina. She/He throws drag shows attempting to utilize her/his talent, but it is never fully satisfying. One day, while performing a drag show, her/his favorite actor and film director, John Cameron Mitchell, is at her/his performance. They share a deep conversation about art and work. John Cameron Mitchell leaves with a vague remark saying, ¡°see you in the United States¡± to MORE. 

Review

People called her 'he'. Even sudden violence or finger-pointing was because of ¡®him/her.¡¯ People blamed and ridiculed all as a matter of 'him/her.' But she/he just wants to live in her/his own beautiful way. She/He imagines the beautiful moment when all of her/his joy and sorrow melt away and becomes a sublime crystal. Once again, she/he is on stage. She/He has spent more than 20 years on the stage floor in Itaewon. Her/His identity is the object of entertainment while she/he suffers. Her/His movements are tragic but beautiful, lonely but warm. MORE, this transgender drag queen artist calls herself/himself a 'furry fish(Ù¾åà)', a pun using the same pronunciation of her/his name. This musical documentary, "I AM MORE", composed of her/his singing and dancing, wants to deeply touch the audience by showing an artist who protects and nurtures her/his own world despite many hardships.

Director

  • LEE Ilha

     

Credit