Cheonggyecheon Medley

Thenarratorwritesalettertotheghostofhisgrandfatherwonderingifhisrecurringchildhoodnightmareofrustedmetallicimageisrelatedtothefamilyhistory.AfterrunningascrapmetalfactoryinTokyoduringWorldWarII,hisgrandfatherendedupinCheonggyecheonofSeoulwhererundownsmallscalemetalworkshopsstillexistamidstthegentrifyingcity.Drawingcluesfromfragmentsofdreamsandmythsrelatingtothemetal,thefilmrevealsthesecretalchemyofthirdworldmodernityinCheonggyecheonwheretheseobsoletehandlaborsstillsurvive.Thefilmattemptstorevealhowweshapethemetalthroughtechniquessuchassandcastingandmillingmachines,onlytofindoutthatmetalshadalreadyshapedusintobeingsofanindustrialsocietyinstead.