Interview: Jeongeun Choi, director of Rise Above

Rise Above follows one guy and his girlfriend's mother as they climb Saraoreum, a volcanic mountain with a lake at the summit. Two people meet for the first time in strangely uncomfortable circumstances, which become clear during their ascent of Saraoreum. This UK production funded by the Korean Film Council and the Jeju Film Commission got a Special Mention at the Riga International Short Film Festival.