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TheArgus:Couldyoupleaseintroduceyourself?
The Argus: What is the nominated work “There’s
Kim Hye-jin (Kim): Hello, I am Kim Hye-jin. I am 24
NoExitinaTaxi”about?
yearsoldandImajorHindi.Ihavefilmedmoviesforthree
Kim:“There’snoExitinaTaxi”isaboutalesbiancouple
years so far and all the movies I have directed relate to
perseveringverbalabusefromataxidriver,andeventually
minoritiesinoursociety.
gettingtheirrevengeforwhathehasdone.Inataxi,people
I believe that problems occur due to lack of attention and
are forced to depend on the driver. For many, this is not
communication. That is why I use minority issues as my
muchofaproblembutforthosewhodofeelitasaproblem,
movies’underlyingthemes.Ioftenfeelthattheseissuesare
it is a space that makes them feel intimidated and unsafe.
notgettingtheattentiontheydeserve,soIusemoviesasthe
I wanted to explore this with the audience through this
medium to initiate discussions and hopefully help open up
movie.
possibilities for reconciliation between the minorities and
The use of lesbian couples in the movie was to really lay
themajorities.
theunreasonabletreatmentstheyreceivebaretothepublic.
Mostrecently,Ifilmed“There’sNoExitinaTaxi,”aqueer
The lines from the taxi driver are actually all based on
film which was invited to be shown at the Korean Queer
people’scommentsfromtheinternet.Throughthemouthof
MovieFestival.
thebullyinthetaxi,Iwantedtosharethedailyinsultsthat
sexualminoritycoupleshavetotolerate.
TheArgus:Howdidyoustartmakingfilms?
Kim: After watching film director Park Chan-wook’s
The Argus: What was memorable in directing this
renowned film “Old Boy (2003)” in high school, I was
queerfilm?
deeply moved by how effectively it delivered both a deep
Kim:ThefirstthingInoticedafterfinishingmyscenario
messageandart.ThatwaswhenIfirstthoughtthatIshould
was people’s prejudice. They tried to sound my sexuality
havemyfuturecareerrelatedtofilm.Myparentsdissented,
out as though I am a minority myself. This would not
however, and I had to choose a major irrelevant to filming.
have bothered me if I were confident
AfterenrollingatHUFS,Itookaliberalartsclassthathad
about my scenario. At that
filmingasanassignment.Inthatclass,Iwasluckyenough
time, however, I was not and
to come in contact with the movie club called “Woolim”
their prejudgment unnerved
andfromthere,Icameallthewayhere.
me a lot. Also when my
film was screened in the
festival, I learned that I
The Argus: Where do you get inspirations for your
should pay more attention
films?
Kim: Ideas for my movies come from my daily life. At
to the details when it comes
times, I feel that the things you experience seem more
to describing a lesbian
dramatic than movies. The movie, “There’s No Exit in a
couple. I received both
Taxi,”wasbasedonmyexperienceinataxi.Oneday,Igot
praise and criticism. I
inataxiwithmyfriend,andwhenmyfriendgotoff,Ifaced
waspraisedfortrying
the situation where I had to endure verbal abuse from the
a new subject
Argus
taxi driver. In that closed space, I was totally vulnerable.
matter other
The
This moment kindled within me the desire to make a
than love.
/
Ji-yong
movie that discloses the insults women go through in their
However,
everydaylives.
I was also
ⓒPark
criticizedfor
▲ Kim is having an interview at The Argus office.
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