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  Review by Eunjoo BOO ★★★★★ 9

  Thank you for your love and support for [May 14th].
  Your thoughtful and heartful reviews and emails have taught and inspired me greatly. 

  To me, the process of showing and sharing films is as important as making films. Especially at a time like this, when it’s hard to get together. Thank you for taking the time to watch this film. 
  I am truly honored. 

  Some of you have asked for my other film [Our Home]. I’ll share its private screener with password as well, Contact me. I feel a bit embarrassed to show it, but I believe this is a way for us to connect during the pandemic.

  May you be happy and helthy.
  Happy Birthday to you, Always!

  
  [Eunjoo Boo]
  Email : [email protected]
  Instagram : @bo_oej
  Page : www.vimeo.com/ejboo

  [Our home] 
  letterboxd : boxd.it/zntY
  Trailer : https://vimeo.com/365066164

  [May 14th] 
  Trailer : https://vimeo.com/339182807

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  Review by DANI ★★★★★ 4

  Man, this hit way too close to home.

  I admit to having a pretty vulnerable spot for birthdays. Well, I mean, it's that one day you look forward to each year since it's especially dedicated for you. It's painful to think that someday, you might finally get to those points in life when birthdays gradually become more and more insignificant the older you get to the fact that you won't anymore have anyone to celebrate it with but yourself.

  At this point, I just want to hug Min-jeong. And to anyone who feels alone on their birthdays.

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  Review by Lexi 𐙚 ★★★★★ 4

  One in 365 days, we get to celebrate our own birthday. It makes us special, especially in our younger years. But as we get older—with stress here and there, loads of responsibilities—that one day feels ordinary. A day where we should make ourselves happy but with how life is, it sometimes feels that it isn't ours. The day when we were born starts to become a day to look back how we're here and what becomes of our life. Maybe, a day doesn't make it special just because it's our birthday. A day becomes special if we can actually feel genuine happiness during that day.

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  Review by shi qin ★★★★★ 16

  korean cinema 🇰🇷

  this short hit so close too home that it felt really comforting.

  the idea of birthdays becoming less significant as we grow older. when the only texts you receive are birthday discount coupons from corporations. being contacted for work when you use your vacation leave. when the busyness of adulthood takes over and what was once a day filled with joy and excitement become just another day. it felt like i was watching myself through her and it hurt a lot.

  
  what i really appreciated about the ending was how the grandma, a total stranger, gave her a yakgwa (korean honey snack) . while it was a simple gesture that the grandma probably didn't even think much…

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  Review by nerosz ★★★★★ 2

  Having no one to "celebrate" my birthday with but myself is something I'm already used to, it became so common that I automatically started to see my birthday like any other day that passes by.

  Although becoming adult means that gradually birthdays become even less and less significant, I hope to follow a different path and come to a point that my birthday stop being an insignificant day and become a day to celebrate that I'm still alive, despite all the hardships and the constant desire to give up, I must celebrate, even if alone.

  I hope you have a happy birthday !

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  Review by fae

  god, i'm so glad i didn't watch this on my actual birthday.
  made me feel so misty eyed and sad - a kindred soul across
  the ocean but i hope no one has to go through what she did

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  Review by DANI ★★★★★ 1

  Here we go again, and it’s my third time watching this. I’m way too young to relate to whatever’s going on with May 14th, but what I do know is that it’s a visual representation of my adulting fears all wrapped in 25 minutes.

  I still tear up at some point. This short film felt so real I couldn’t help envisioning my future ending up like this—still caught up in toxic Asian family cultures, people forgetting my birthday might as well be my existence.

  I recommend this film for anyone who’s lonely and wants to get even lonelier.

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  Review by IdlyBlue ★★★½

  Overall Rating: Good

  May 14th is an introspective, vulnerable, beautiful, melancholic short film about longing for togetherness amongst people who continuously drown you in loneliness. Director Boo Eun Joo's style reminded me of two of my favorite upcoming South Korean directors, Kim Bora and Yoon Ga Eun. Their ability to capture the important, little in between moments in life with such nuance, gentleness and emotional impact is truly inspiring. May 14th has a lot of interesting ideas that I would like to see Boo Eun Joo explore deeper in a feature length film. I can't wait to see her progression, as she continues to develop her own distinct voice and style with future projects. Thank you Boo Eun Joo for…

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  Review by maria

  If all else fails maybe the kindness of strangers will save the day.

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  Review by DANI ★★★★★ 4

  happy birthday, min-jeong.

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  Review by josh ★★★★★ 4

  someday, my existence will be worth celebrating. i'll try again next year.

  happy birthday to me, i guess.

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  Review by pbo 13

  today is the first birthday that i’ll be spending alone. thank you boo eun-joo for making it a little less lonely <3  

  maybe next year will be different,
  everything will be okay!