GOOSE FATHER BY KRYS LEE

Short Story Turned Into Visual Scenes

Who: Gilhou and Wuseong

Where: outskirts of Seoul, South Korea

When: 1990

·      Scene of inside condominium located in Seoul, South Korea; urban area

·      New tenant, Wuseong, sitting on doormat with suitcases and goose

·      Close up shot of goose with a birthmark on the cheek

·      Gilhou; main character, welcomes new tenant inside the space

·      Visuals of family pictures everywhere

·      Goose is kept on the balcony with the garden

·      Next morning, tenant cooks traditional Korean breakfast

·      Scene talking about poetry

MONTH PASSES

·      Scenes of the two getting to know each other; talking, reading, cooking

·      Intimate conversation about the goose being Wuseong’s mom

·      Gilhou gets frustrated at Wuseong’s silliness

     TWO MONTHS PASS

·      The two visit the song room

·      Scene of Wuseong singing romantic song to Gilhou

·      Scene of Gilhou getting close to Wuseong then slaps him

·      Wuseong runs out of the song room and goes missing

·      Gilhou returns to the condo; thinks Wuseong’s in his room sleeping

·      Gilhou goes to sleep

NEXT MORNING

·      Gilhou notices Wuseong’s missing along with the goose

·      Madly scavenges through his room

·      Roams downtown looking for him frantically

·      Eats breakfast, lunch, and dinner alone for the next couple days

COUPLE DAYS LATER

·      Gilhou ends up going out with friends to a bar

·      Brings drunk friend home

·      Wuseong shows up with goose

·      Gilhou confronts Wuseong about where he’s been

·      Drunk friend tries to pluck goose

·      House quiets down, everyone goes to sleep

·      Gilhou wakes up in the middle of the night, there’s a full moon

·      Goes out to the balcony where Wuseong is accompanied by a woman

·      The woman has the same birthmark on her cheek as the goose did

·      The goose has transformed into Wuseong’s mom

·      Gilhou feels guilty for not believing Wuseong

·      Gilhou realizes his love for Wuseong

·      Leans in for a kiss