How To Smell Without A Nose
2024 | 00:07:58 | Experimental Short | MOS
Festivals
2025 CineYouth Festival by ACADEMY AWARD®-QUALIFYING Chicago International Film Festival Official selection
2025 NFFTY (National Film Festival for Talented Youth) Jury Nominee
2024 Hudson Valley Film Fest Rising Student Award
Synopsis
A single-channel digital short video reexamining Korean history from the perspective of Korean women, uncovering the hidden truths, aspirations, and untold stories that have been overshadowed, erased, or lost between the lines of texts, images, and historical records.
After a long hunt, a Joseon woman faces persecution; her nose is severed as punishment for alleged infidelity. As she takes her final breaths, her fleeting death wish transcends through the history of Korean women from Joseon to the Korean War.
Director, DoP. Esther Yun Kong
1st AC. Becca Anton @becca_anton
2nd AC. Eileen Chang @eileeenchang
Gaffer. Vivian Xiao @vivianxiaox
Grip. Kemi Alade @kemistarrr
Crew
Actor. Hyeyoung Yun @hyeyoungyun_fineart
Cast
Professor Simon Liu
Professor Tray Tsui
Special Thanks
Songs
“황성옛터” (1928) by 이애리수
“Scent” (2024) by Esther Yun Kong