MONGRELS (2024) by Jerome Yoo
Drama Experimental 106' CA KR English and Korean Language
Awards Fipresci Prize, Special Jury Award - Tallinn Black Nights 2024, Horizon Award - VIFF 2024

Festivals Jeonju FF 25, Beijing IFF 25, Tallinn Black Nights 24 WP - VIFF 2024


A Korean widower, his teenage son, and young daughter attempt to find footing in a new land while navigating the dark forests of grief.

The howling of wild dogs through the windows of a summer evening… In the middle of the night, a man talks to his dead wife on a disconnected telephone… Airplanes are swallowed up in the sky.


"An exciting first feature" - That Shelf

"Tender, lyrical feature debut" - Projected Figures


Gorgeous and brilliantly structured, Jerome Yoo’s first feature film is a lyrical and gut-wrenching tale of immigrant survival and resilience in Canada. Dreamlike, surreal, and filled with raw emotion, Mongrels is a remarkable study of family, loss, and hope in the midst of profound uprooting.


CAST

Sein Jin, Jae-Hyun Kim, Da-Nu Nam

Candyce Weir, Jedd Sharp, Morgan Derera


Director & Screenwriter

Jerome Yoo


Executive Producers

Jerome Yoo

Nach Dudsdeemaytha

Matt Drake, David Tomiak, Martin Glegg


Producers

Nach Dudsdeemaytha

Nesh Guttikonda


Cinematographer

Jaryl Lim


Production Design

Adriana Marchand


Editor

Lawrence Le Lam


Composer

Jude Shih, Tae-Young Yu


Sound

Elemental Post


Produced by

Telefilm Canada, Game Theory Films.