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SOLE (얼) is a documentary about Song, a Korean immigrant cobbler in Nashville, Tennessee. When his daughter was born 25 weeks premature, he abandoned his dream of becoming a sound engineer and chose to become a cobbler. Set inside his quiet workshop, the film observes a man whose daily labor becomes an act of devotion. Through intimate moments, journals, and the rhythm of his craft, SOLE meditates on sacrifice, faith, and the unseen forms of success that emerge when love, not ambition, becomes the guiding force.


Haneol Lee
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Haneol (John) Lee or 이한얼 (b.2002, South Korea) is an independent filmmaker who is an immigrant from South Korea. Lee's work dives deep into the Korean-American identity and explores themes of the Asian-American diaspora such as generational trauma, language code switching, and forgiveness through a contemplative lens. First Night is Lee's debut work as a filmmaker and it has played at BFI and been a part of the Short to Feature Lab (Thunder Road, Beta Test)

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