Borderless Film

Merely Known as Something Else tells the story of a man who disappeared one day and the three women entangled with him for different reasons, presented with meticulous emotion and a unique format.

Bobby, a Korean-American singer-songwriter who tries to find himself in a country his parents originally immigrated from. Featuring the music of singer-songwriter Big Phony, this music centered film takes us on a search for love and self-identity.

Wonyoung and Yuuki are lovers who speak different mother tongues. After meeting Yuuki, Wonyoung began learning his language, quietly making a life in Japan as a translator diligently filling the subtle gap between their words. She was the only one who could truly read Yuuki’s silence. After Wonyoung’s sudden death, Yuuki finds her writings in Korean within the untranslated voids of everyday life. In trying to translate her words, he finally confronts his own lost words and unspoken heart