Okhwan

In progress

Documentary feature film, in progress

Slovakia, 2012, 80-90 min

 

Synopsis:

As humans, every move we make is driven by the search for happiness. We still move untill we find it. Okhwan has been riding his bicycle through 192 countries in the past 10 years. He says, he feels like the happiest man in the world. Okhwan overcomes the limits of his body, the limits set by the society and the limits of his ego. Okhwan will never give up. Every single person has this strenght, but sometimes we don't look in the mirror hard enough to find it.

 

Directors: Marek Mackovič, Dušan Milko
Producer: Filmpark Production
DoP: Martin Štrba
Editor: Dušan Milko
Technology: Red, XD Cam, Go Pro
Web:

www.okwan.com

 

Life in a day:

Today, millions of people around the world know about Okhwan Yoon. On July 24th 2010 we shot one day with Okhwan and submitted the footage, among 80 000 other videos from 192 countries, for consideration in the project "Life in a Day". This project was directed by Oscar award winner Kevin Macdonald and produced by Ridley Scott. Marek Mackovič, the director of "Okhwan", was invited as top contributor to the world premiere at Robert Redford's Sundance Film Festival. Millions of people saw the live streamed premiere on You Tube.

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bT_UmBHMYzg