A ball hits a man. The world stops. What happens in the silence between seconds?
A man gets hit by a ball. At that precise moment, at the clicking sound of a camera shutter, the whole world comes to a halt. The film is a fantasy tale of our everyday life that gets filled with little moments coming and going, leaving their marks in this lonely world.
Direction
Kim Tae-yong turns 9 minutes into a lifetime of almost-connections.
Cinematography
Frozen world frames that find beauty in stopped time.
Production
Massive scale achieved through intimate, personal stillness.
Director
Kim Tae-yong
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Part of the 'Digital Short Film' initiative by Jeonju International Film Festival, launching Korean indie voices in the early 2000s digital boom.
Kim later revealed the frozen extras were real pedestrians paid to hold poses—no CGI, just human patience.
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