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The Shower

(Ahn Jae-huun, 2017)

Followed by selected short films

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An animated image of a young woman and a young man talking in the rain, while standing in a lush forest in front of a structure made of branches.

Sep 29, 2024 1:00 PM

Film/Video Theater

Free for all audiences with ticket

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A quiet and tender look at a blossoming relationship as two young people discover the meaning of love.

The Shower is based on the short story “Rain Shower” by prodigious writer Hwang Sun-won. Written in 1952, it has become one of the most well-known works in Korean literature. The film follows a series of encounters between a boy and a girl alongside a small stream. During one interlude, rain begins to pour, and the pair find refuge together, their adolescent feelings for each other deepening. The story is a nostalgic favorite among Koreans for its depiction of country life and young love; the rain symbolizes the intense, but ultimately brief, feelings between the boy and girl. In Korean with English subtitles. (48 mins., DCP)

A selection of Ahn’s short films follow the feature. In Korean with English subtitles. (approx. 30 mins.)

See the entire Meditation with a Pencil: The Animation of Ahn Jae-huun lineup.

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The Shower, courtesy of Meditation with a Pencil.

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Ahn Jae-huun’s visit is cosponsored by Ohio State’s Office of Academic Affairs; Department of East Asian Languages and Literature; Department of Art; Department of Design; Department of Theatre, Film, and Media Arts; Advanced Computing Center for the Arts and Design; East Asian Studies Center; Institute for Korean Studies; and Wexner Center for the Arts.

FILM/VIDEO PROGRAMS MADE POSSIBLE BY
National Endowment for the Arts
Ohio Humanities

ADDITIONAL SUPPORT PROVIDED BY
Rohauer Collection Foundation

WEXNER CENTER PROGRAMS MADE POSSIBLE BY
Greater Columbus Arts Council 
The Wexner Family
Institute of Museum and Library Services 
Mellon Foundation
Every Page Foundation
Ohio Arts Council, with support from the National Endowment for the Arts
CampusParc
Nationwide Foundation
Ohio State’s Global Arts + Humanities Discovery Theme
The Columbus Foundation
Axium Packaging

ADDITIONAL SUPPORT PROVIDED BY
Ohio State Energy Partners
Ohio History Fund/Ohio History Connection
David Crane and Elizabeth Dang
Melissa Gilliam and William Grobman
Rebecca Perry Damsen and Ben Towle