I Graduated Film School, But…

I Graduated Film School, But…

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Release Date

9/5/2026

Runtime

131 mins

Overview

Founded 40 years ago amid pressure to open Korea's film market to Hollywood, the Korean Academy of Film Arts (KAFA) became South Korea's first national film school. Without interviews or intervention, the film observes the school today. Moving through rigorous critique sessions, lengthy faculty review meetings, administrative meetings, and a fraught roundtable between the school and its animation alumni, it traces the conditions through which creative work takes shape.

Status

Released

Original Language

Korean

Budget

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Revenue

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A patient, observational portrait of a prestigious film school grappling with its legacy and purpose. You watch students get critiqued, administrators deliberate, and tensions surface between institutional gatekeeping and creative freedom.

Mood

ContemplativeTenseMelancholic

Themes

Art and creationIdentityComing of age

Tone

Earnest

Pacing

Meditative

Look

Documentary-likeHandheld

Structure

Ensemble

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I Graduated Film School, But… (2026) directed by Kim Dong-ryung | FirstCinema