Seoul Wild
Korea | TV 50min x2 | 4K | Color
Logline
Seoul is a city alive with energy, where light and darkness, nature and civilization, speed and stillness, the past and the present, and every form of life are connected in one living ecosystem.
Synopsis
Seoul Wild reveals Seoul as far more than a global cultural capital—it is a thriving urban ecosystem. Across palace forests preserved for over 600 years and modern habitats shaped by the Han River, restored streams, parks, and rooftop gardens, wildlife has adapted and flourished alongside people. Following the city's past and present landscapes, the documentary uncovers an extraordinary world where culture and nature, history and modernity, humans and wildlife coexist. Seoul Wild invites audiences to rediscover Seoul as a living city, woven together by one interconnected web of life.
Director's Statement
Seoul Wild explores Seoul as a city where culture and nature have evolved together for centuries. Ancient palace forests, historic waterways, and modern green spaces form a connected habitat where wildlife continues to thrive alongside millions of people. By revealing this hidden ecosystem, the documentary challenges our perception of cities and offers a hopeful vision of the future—one in which urban development and biodiversity are not opposing forces, but partners in coexistence.
Director & Producer LEE Sungbum
Producer LEE Sungbum is an award-winning nature/wildlife documentary filmmaker exploring the relationship between nature and people. His work combines ecology, culture, and cinematic storytelling to reveal new perspectives on the living world.
Director LEE Jeongsoo
Although LEE Jeongsoo has lived as a producer/director and writer in the KBS Natural Environment Documentary genre for nearly 20 years, there is still a great fear and excitement on the way to nature.
Director SHIN Minseop
SHIN Minseop is in his first year of producing nature documentaries, often finding his way as he goes and learning a lot.