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Welcome Home Freckles

Welcome Home Freckles
Welcome Home Freckles

Synopsis

After four years apart, a daughter returns home to confront the unresolved family conflicts and deep-rooted domestic violence that plagued her childhood. She discovers the generational cycle of abuse and realises that only she can break it.
Official Selection SXSW Film & TV Festival 2025 - World premiere
Official Selection AFI FEST 2025
Official Selection PÖFF Shorts Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival 2025

Details

Year
2024
Type of project
Shorts
Running time
26 min 41 sec
Director
Huiju Park
Producer
Huiju Park
Editor
Clare Maleeny
Director of Photography
Benjamin Kodboel
Sound
Levi Giger; Location Sound: Jules Barral
Composer
Edoardo Vella
Principal cast
Huiju Park

Genre

Woman Director Asian

Categories

Documentary

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

NFTS (National Film and Television School)

Studios
Station Rd
Beaconsfield
HP9 1LG

Huiju Park

Sales Company

NFTS (National Film and Television School)

Beaconsfield Studios
Station Rd
Beaconsfield
HP9 1LG

Huiju Park

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