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Planet of Snail

‘달팽이의 별’

Director: Yi Seung-jun
Year: 2011
Country: South Korea
Type: Feature
Form: Documentary

Young-Chan, a deaf blind man, comes from the planet of snail. He lives with his wife, Soon-Ho, a physically disabled woman. This documentary follows the couple as they move through their daily lives, interweaved with poetic voiceover by Young-Chan reflecting on his sensory experience of the world. A transcendent meditation on interdependent crip love and the magic that can exist in the tiniest of things.

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Image description: Young-Chan, a deaf-blind man, walks along a path holding the hands of his wife, Soon-Ho. They’re both smiling, wearing mostly black outfits. The street is lined with trees, and steps up to buildings with silver handrails.