Etienne’s garden

“Etienne’s Garde”n is at once a music film and an artist portrait. Étienne’s nomadic repertoire—spanning jazz, Korean traditional music, and experimental sound—meets instruments built from waste, creating a strange and enchanting ensemble with his trio. Director Kim Minjung treats the garden’s nonhuman inhabitants as characters in their own right, crafting lively scenes from a true ecologist’s perspective and finding a profound joy in radical simplicity. Ultimately, the film celebrates the romantic bonds between all beings and the flowering of art in unexpected places, offering viewers a refreshingly new cinematic experience.