Echelon Studios has acquired North American rights to South Korea comedy “Maggie” which premiered at Busan International Film Festival. In “Maggie”, after a radiologist is snapped having sex in the X-ray room, the image swiftly circulates in the hospital. A nurse (LEE Ju-Yeong) fears that she might be one of the randy skeletons depicted. Together with her boss (MOON So-Ri), two woman embarks on a mission to determine whether human beings are ever really worth believing.
Up-and-coming director YI Okseop previously directed short “Girls on Top” in 2017. “Maggie” is her debut feature. The film premiered at 2018 Busan International Film Festival and won four awards – Actress of the Year, Citizen Critics' Award, KBS Independent Film Award, and CGV Art House Award. Later on, “Maggie” has been invited to several major film festivals including 2019 International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR), 2019 São Paulo International Film Festival, 2019 BFI London Film Festival, 2019 Munich Film Festival, 2019 Taipei Film Festival, 2019 Five Flavors Asian Film Festival, and 2020 Wildflower Film Awards. To date, the film has won several awards internationally such as 2019 Fantasia Film Festival (Special Mention: Best First Feature) and 2019 Osaka Asian Film Festival (Grand Prix: Best Film).
It's actress LEE Ju-Yeong first leading role. The film also features one of the art-house favorite actress MOON So-Ri. MOON has collaborated with several South Korea cinema masters including LEE Chang-Dong (“Peppermint Candy” and “Oasis”), HONG Sang-Soo (“Hahaha” and “In Another Country”), PARK Chan-Wook (“The Handmaiden”), and ZHANG Lu (“Ode to the Goose”). She became a sensational Korean star after winning Marcello Mastroianni Award (best new actor) at Venice Film Festival for her role in “Oasis”.
Echelon Studios is a Los Angeles based production, international sales, and distribution company. “Maggie” is one of Echelon Studios' new award-winning acquisition films and scheduled to have a VOD roll-out in North America soon.
