SEOUL BEFORE SUNRISE SC

Coming to terms with your queerness is never straight-forward, as demonstrated in Seoul Before Sunrise. We follow best friends Seong-ji and Ji-won as they leave their hometown by the sea to attend university in Seoul. With their friendship already on the line, Seong-ji finds herself taking night shifts at a convenient store to get by. What happens next allows Seong-ji to rediscover herself when things only come into focus during the dark hours. Samir Dahami uses watercolours to create this breathtaking and poignant coming-of-age story and takes the reader to places they could only ever dream to see. While it doesn’t offer the happy ending many would crave, the journey taken is one of great significance for many LGBTQ+ people and reminds us that life can continue to go on.