Maggie & Jae

A reflection on Korean patriarchy, the story centers on a family of two magpies who struggle to find food during the winter. The traditionalist father Jae takes great pride in being the breadwinner of the family and stubbornly prevents his daughter Maggie from helping him in his daily hunt. One faithful day, Maggie disobeys her father's orders and leaves the nest to bring food home.

Transcript

11. Dad?
12. The last leaf of autumn has fallen...
13. ...winter has arrived.
14. Very observative.
22. So you don’t remember...
27. You promised I could help you find food when winter arrives.
29. Oh. Uhh… that was just something to stop your whining.
30. What?!
31. Such an imaginative little girl.
32. We’ve been over this, Maggie...
34. …bringing food to the table is my responsibility.
36. It’s my job.
37. You don’t want me to be out of a job, do you?
41. Your job gave us two shreds of radishes in the past week.
42. If you’d let me help this time, I’m sure we can find more food -
43. Today will be different.
44. You will stay right here
45. while I find us enough food to last us the whole winter.
46. But -
47. *door slam*
67. (grunting)
84. Huh?
85. What is this...
88. Maggie? What are you doing here?
94. I - I’m doing fine. You didn’t have to come out here.
96. Better to stay here and help
97. than starve at home.
98. Maggie, for the last time let me fix this myself -
99. Radishes!
100. And they look ripe!
103. Don’t they look delicious, dad?
104. Maggie...
106. What do you think you’re doing?
108. The - the food. It’s right there...
109. Right, the food that I will pick out and bring home for us to eat.
110. Now step aside so I can do my job.
114. You’re kidding, right?
115. I can do this Maggie.
116. Just let your father set things right so we can have a nice meal afterwards.
117. But you can’t even fit -
118. Enough doubting my abilities.
119. There will be food on the table tonight. You’ll see.
120. And if you’re gonna keep talking back to your elder, I suggest you go home.
122. I won’t allow any more foolish behavior.
124. (grunting) Come on...
125. Almost there...
128. *pathetic grunting noises*
129. *pathetic grunting noises*
130. There has to be more food out here somewhere...
132. But where?
140. Oh!
141. Hello little guy.
142. Where are you off to?
157. Huh?
162. What is this place?
163. Oop -
169. (gasps)
170. *chewing noises*
174. Woah.
196. Enough to last us the whole winter.
198. *stomach growling*
209. *gulp*
211. Such dry radishes. No flavor at all.
212. Here, you eat this.