Society of Clothes (, lit. "The People in the Closet") is an animated short film, written and directed by Jeong Dahee and released in 2024."L'ONF aux Sommets du cinéma d'animation 2024 : une grande vague de premières". CTVM, April 25, 2024. A coproduction of the National Film Board of Canada with companies from France and South Korea, the film is set in a surreal world in which seemingly disembodied outfits of clothing go about the rituals of everyday life.
The film premiered in May 2024 at the Sommets du cinéma d'animation,Taimur Sikander Mirza, "11 NFB titles set for world bow at Sommets du cinéma d'animation". Playback, April 30, 2024. where it received a special mention in the Canadian competition. Subsequent screenings included the Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival,Mercedes Milligan, "'Bound' by Pixar Animator Masha Ellsworth to Premiere in BIAF Shorts Selection". Animation Magazine, July 31, 2024. and the Ottawa International Animation Festival.Amid Amidi, "Ottawa Int'l Animation Festival 2024 Lineup Announced – Full List". Cartoon Brew, July 12, 2024.
The film received a Canadian Screen Award nomination for Best Animated Short at the 13th Canadian Screen Awards in 2025.Canadian Screen Awards: Film Nominations. Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television, March 26, 2025.
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