Persona (2019)

Dear Jinri (2x2)

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Choi Jinri is the real name of the South Korean celebrity known by her stage name Sulli. Using her real name in the title, Dear Jinri is the product of efforts to get to know her through her last interview, given before she took her life on October 14, 2019, at the age of twenty-five. Who was Sulli? Director Jung Yoon-suk asks repeatedly as he explores a diverse archive of materials, including animation, music videos, films, journals, photographs, and vlogs. Yet, Sulli seems to be somewhere beyond the reach of language, as she responds with a long silence. While cutting out this silence might have been easy, Dear Jinri doesn't. Even if every moment of the film, every utterance from Sulli appear to be foreshadowing or hinting at events to come, don't be sad; just remember—this is the message that Dear Jinri conveys to the viewers.