My Father's Table Live-Action Series Gets Theatrical Release on September 9
The theatrical release shows Lezhin Snack's push to extend its short-form vertical dramas beyond mobile screens into traditional exhibition, using a director known for feature films.
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Director Joon-ik Lee's short-form live-action series My Father's Table, based on Gorita's webtoon Father's Home Meal, will premiere in South Korean theaters on September 9. The vertical-format drama, with episodes around two minutes, was re-edited into a feature-length presentation after screening at the Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival in July. The story follows a family adjusting when the father begins cooking after the mother cannot. The cast includes Jin-young Jung, Jung-eun Lee, Yo-han Byun, and Ji-yeon Park. The film will also be available on Lezhin Snack.
My Father's Table began as a vertical-format short-form drama with episodes running roughly two minutes each. After a July screening at the Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival, the footage was re-edited into a feature-length cut for its September 9 theatrical run in South Korea.
Director Joon-ik Lee, known for feature work, takes on his first short-form project here. The story follows a family whose routines change when the mother can no longer cook, leaving the father to step into the kitchen for the first time. Jin-young Jung plays the father, Jung-eun Lee the mother, and Yo-han Byun their son, with Ji-yeon Park also in the cast.
The film will also land on Lezhin Snack, the short-video platform Lezhin Entertainment launched in January for video adaptations of proven webtoon IP from Lezhin Comics and Bomtoon. Production support comes from Kidari Studio. The source webtoon by Gorita is not yet officially available in English.
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