Summer's Camera
2025 romantic drama film by Divine Sung
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Summer's Camera (Korean: 여름의 카메라) is a 2025 South Korean coming-of-age romantic drama film directed and written by Divine Sung in her directorial debut. It stars Kim Si-a as Summer, a high school student who is coping with the loss of her father.
| Summer's Camera | |
|---|---|
| Hangul | 여름의 카메라 |
| RR | Yeoreumui kamera |
| MR | Yŏrŭmŭi k'amera |
| Directed by | Divine Sung |
| Written by | Divine Sung |
| Produced by | Joy Yu |
| Starring | Kim Si-a |
| Cinematography | Lee Ji-min |
| Edited by | Cheon Ji-hyeon |
Production company | A Divine Film |
Release date |
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Running time | 82 minutes |
| Country | South Korea |
| Language | Korean |
It had its world premiere at the BFI Flare: London LGBTIQ+ Film Festival on 24 March 2025.
Premise
Summer is a high school student who lost her father a year earlier. She picks up one of his cameras to document her first year in high school and take photos of the school's soccer star, Yeon-woo, whom she has a crush on. When Summer develops the film roll in the camera, she discovers something about her father that he had kept hidden.[1]
Cast
- Kim Si-a as Summer
- Kwak Min-gyu as Maru[2]
Release
Summer's Camera had its world premiere at the BFI Flare: London LGBTIQ+ Film Festival in the Hearts section on 24 March 2025.[3] It had its North American premiere at the 2025 Seattle International Film Festival, competing for the Grand Prize on 21 May 2025.[4] It screened at the 2025 QCinema International Film Festival at the RainbowQC section on 17 November 2025.[5] It competed for the Golden Hanoman Award at the 20th Jogja-NETPAC Asian Film Festival.[6]
Accolades
| Award / Film Festival | Date of ceremony | Category | Recipient(s) | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seattle International Film Festival | 25 May 2025 | Wavemaker Award: Best Futurewave Feature | Divine Sung | Won | [7] |
| Jeonju International Film Festival | 6 May 2025 | Nongshim Shinramyun Award | Won | [8] | |
| QCinema International Film Festival | 20 November 2025 | RainbowQC – Best LGBT Film | Special Mention | [9] |