Shin Mok-ya

The film observes the preparations for a solo exhibition by an artist nearing his mainstream debut. Rather than centering on one protagonist, it surveys figures at different positions in the art world: a gallery director, a curator, an undebuted artist, and an art student.

Seokja runs the transgender club Yeobo in Seoul's Itaewon district. Now 68 years old, she has spent her life defying social norms. A young man embarks with her on a journey through her memories and into a world where such norms do not exist.

Director Shin Mokya’s film centers on Saekja, a transgender club manager in her late 60s, capturing the losses and disconnections she has experienced as a lifelong outsider. This poignant narrative is juxtaposed with images from the funeral of the late Byun Hui-su, a transgender soldier who, after undergoing gender reassignment surgery, was forcibly discharged and later took her own life. It highlights discrimination against LGBTQ+ and marginalized people through the ages.