TAL (mask) (탈)

TAL (mask) (탈)

Directed By Charlie Gillette

USA | Narrative | 16 min

World Premiere

Once an aspiring actor, Gabriel Park now works as a junior associate at a prestigious law firm, burying his artistic ambitions beneath a mask of professionalism. But the weight of his mother’s illness—and the guilt of choosing a path that keeps him from his true self—gnaws at him. The one remnant of his past is the neutral mask he keeps in his desk drawer.

A late night at the office turns sinister when Gabriel’s neutral mask mysteriously goes missing. Locked inside the law firm, Gabriel is forced to confront the emotional and psychological trauma bottled within him. As his reality warps, Gabriel faces a chilling reckoning with the person he’s become—and the person he’s been running from.

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    Film Details

    1. Blood/Gore, Self-harm/Suicide, Strong language, Violence

    2. English, Korean

    3. English

    4. World Premiere

    5. 2024

    6. 16 minutes

    7. Drama, Horror, Thriller

    8. Narrative

    9. USA

      1. Charlie Gillette


      Based in New York, Charlie Gillette is an award-winning actress and filmmaker. Deeply influenced by her mixed Chilean and German heritage and a nomadic upbringing as an army brat, she is drawn to stories of displacement and belonging, and the quiet, intricate ways love is offered and received. Charlie is committed to amplifying underrepresented voices, especially those of women’s. Her work can be seen in The Hollywood Reporter, Teen Vogue, Elle, and Bustle, and has screened at the Museum of the Moving Image, the Museum of Modern Art in New York City, and at film festivals around the world.

      1. Collin Meath

        Lianne Becker

        Benjamin Drew Thompson

        Charlie Gillette

        Wesley Han

      1. Wesley Han

      1. Wesley Han

        Barton Cowperthwaite

        Jenny Gao

        Joy Sung Kim

        Eric Yang

        Kevin O'Sullivan

      1. Editor: Hoping Chen

        Cinematographer: Adam Kolodny

        Original Score: Jina Hyojin An

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