Goose Father

Goose Father by Krys Lee

Short Story Turned Into Visual Scenes

Who: Gilhou and Wuseong

Where: outskirts of Seoul, South Korea

When: 1990

• Scene of inside condominium located in Seoul, South Korea; urban area
• New tenant, Wuseong, sitting on doormat with suitcases and goose
• Close up shot of goose with a birthmark on the cheek
• Gilhou; main character, welcomes new tenant inside the space
• Visuals of family pictures everywhere
• Goose is kept on the balcony with the garden
• Next morning, tenant cooks traditional Korean breakfast
• Scene talking about poetry

MONTH PASSES

• Scenes of the two getting to know each other; talking, reading, cooking
• Intimate conversation about the goose being Wuseong’s mom
• Gilhou gets frustrated at Wuseong’s silliness

     

     TWO MONTHS PASS

• The two visit the song room
• Scene of Wuseong singing romantic song to Gilhou
• Scene of Gilhou getting close to Wuseong then slaps him
• Wuseong runs out of the song room and goes missing
• Gilhou returns to the condo; thinks Wuseong’s in his room sleeping
• Gilhou goes to sleep

NEXT MORNING

• Gilhou notices Wuseong’s missing along with the goose
• Madly scavenges through his room
• Roams downtown looking for him frantically
• Eats breakfast, lunch, and dinner alone for the next couple days

COUPLE DAYS LATER

• Gilhou ends up going out with friends to a bar
• Brings drunk friend home
• Wuseong shows up with goose
• Gilhou confronts Wuseong about where he’s been
• Drunk friend tries to pluck goose
• House quiets down, everyone goes to sleep
• Gilhou wakes up in the middle of the night, there’s a full moon
• Goes out to the balcony where Wuseong is accompanied by a woman
• The woman has the same birthmark on her cheek as the goose did
• The goose has transformed into Wuseong’s mom
• Gilhou feels guilty for not believing Wuseong
• Gilhou realizes his love for Wuseong
•          Leans in for a kiss