THE CHILDREN OF LIGHT
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In the 1960s, a Korean boy (16), kidnapped and assaulted at a juvenile center on a remote island, must escape with his rival to survive.
Director
Minkyu Kang
Producer
Bofan Zhang
Cast

FESTIVALS/AWARDS

28th DGA Student Film Awards - Grand Awards Winner

50th Student Academy Awards - Finalist

2023 BAFTA Student Awards Shortlist: Live Action - Finalist

2023 Focus Features Award for Social and Cultural Impact - Winner

2023 National Board of Review Student Grant - Winner

2023 Arthur J. Harris Prize - Winner

2023 Norman Strauss Prize - Winner

2023 Tirana International Film Festival - Best Student Fiction Film

2023 Columbia University Film Festival - Jury Selects Films

2024 Cine Gear Expo The Film Series - Audience Award Winner

2024 Fargo Film Festival - Best Cinematography Winner

2024 Salute Your Shorts Film Fest

2024 47th Asian American International Film Festival

2024 BronzeLens Film Festival

2024 26th Tel Aviv International Student Film Festival

2024 Discover Film Festival

2024 Bengaluru International Short Film Festival

2024 50th Filmets Badalona Film Festival

2024 New York Asian Film Festival

2024 Carmarthen Bay Film Festival

2024 Medina Film Festival

2024 Almagro International Film Festival

2023 Flickers' Rhode Island International Film Festival - Semi-Finalist

2023 Energa Camerimage

2023 New Hampshire Film Festival

2023 Cambridge Film Festival

2023 Izmir International Short Film Festival

2023 Urbanworld Film Festival

2022 ASCAP(American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers) Supports

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