In 2011 , Bong contributed to '' 3.11 A Sense of Home '' , an anthology of films , all 3 minutes 11 seconds in duration , addressing the theme of home . The films were made by 21 filmmakers in response to the devastating earthquake and tsunami which hit the Tohoku region of Japan on March 11 , 2011 . The film screened on the first anniversary of the disaster . In Bong 's short film '' Iki '' , a teenage girl finds a toddler , seemingly dead , on a beach
earthquake and tsunami
2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami
Bong Joon-ho