“Korean Docu mentary’s Current”
Docs Port Incheon, the best documentary market in Asia holds a special exhibition of Korean documentary on the theme of "Korean Documentary's Current" The selection is the most famous works in contemporary Korean documentaries. The selected films for this special exhibition are the ones representing the trends of the Korean documentaries, and they were highly appreciated and well received at various international film festivals and theaters. We hope to provide the opportunity to get a glimpse of the present and future of Korean documentary, as well as to get to know various stories from different generations. Also we believe this "Korean Documentary's Current" will bring the chance to the audience for the better understanding of the Republic of Korea, located at the eastern end of Asia.
The Remnants 공동정범 KIM Il-rhan, LEE Hyeok-sang l 2016 l 106‘ In October 2015, the evicted residents who had imprisoned on a false charge of killing a policeman assembled in a place for the first time after the Yongsan Disaster six years ago. They had occupied a watchtower against unreasonable redevelopment policies and in protest against violent
suppression used by riot police in 25 hours of their sit-in demonstration. Their colleagues had died from an unknown fire, and they became criminals. The delight of meeting again lasts only briefly. The ‘comrades’ rip out cruel words while blaming each other.
Reach For The SKY 공부의 나라 CHOI Woo-young, Steven Dhoedt l 2015 l 90‘ “CAN ONE DAY SHAPE THE REST OF STUDENT’S LIFE?” ‘Reach for the SKY’ tells the story of South-Korean high school senior, and exam repeaters, a celebrity teacher in private education institution preparing for the annual National Exam. The exam isn’t just a regular test because it will determine where they will attend university and will shape the rest of their lives. Getting into a university with a good reputation is one of the most competitive experiences to Korean students. In Korean society, we are commonly referred to top three
universities as the SKY universities; the Seoul National University, the Korea University and the Yonsei University. This film will takes place in a time span of 215 days, starting with the first semester of preparation before the exam, its buildup to the exam day as well as the aftermath: the moment they receives a letter and finds out whether they accept to their university of choice. To these students, reaching for the SKY is not a future dream, but a test score on a university application letter.
One Warm Spring Day 그날 JEONG Su-eun l 2016 l 83‘ I was born between a paternal grandfather who was in the South Korean Army and a maternal grandfather who was in the North Korean people's Army at the time of the Korean War. And I am now living in the Southern part of the Korean
peninsula where it is still firmly divided into two parts, South and North. On one warm spring day of my childhood, I witnessed the death of one of my origin, grandfather. Why did he make that choice on that day?
Our President 노무현입니다 LEE Chang-jae l 2017 l 109‘ The film is an unabashed eulogy: 30-odd former aides, friends and commentators reminisce along with members of Nosamo (“I love Roh”), a fan club that helped bring him to power and that is still active. A former secret-service agent who had been instructed to spy on Roh as a “dangerous” human-rights lawyer describes how he
became his friend. Roh’s driver recalls how Roh, in a self-effacing role reversal, drove him around on his honeymoon. Moon Jae-in, South Korea’s new president and Roh’s former chief-of-staff, reads aloud the note Roh left in 2009 before he jumped off a cliff to his death amid a bribery scandal.
Becoming Who I Was 다시 태어나도 우리 MOON Chang-yong l 2016 l 95‘ Padma Angdu, a once ordinary boy is appointed as a Rinpoche at the tender age of six. However, having been reincarnated in Ladakh due to the political instability in Tibet, he is separated from his monastery. Moreover, none of the disciples from his former life in Tibet has come to find him here as is customary, to provide the care and education that he needs. Instead, he has been banished from the local monastery in Ladakh. In order to compensate for the harsh realities
of abandonment for a god-like child, the godfather gives up his only form of income as a traditional medicinal doctor to serve this Rinpoche. In the struggle to uphold tradition and to fulfill the high expectations of his village community, the soon-to-be teenage Rinpoche embarks on a dangerous journey with his aging godfather. Filmed over 8 years, their loving relationship will come to an end when they reach Rinpoche’s monastery.
Bamseom Pirates Seoul Inferno 밤섬해적단 서울불바다 JUNG Yoon-suk l 2017 l 120‘ “All Hail to Kim Jong-il! Kim Jong-il Car Sex!” Comprised of bassist Jang Sung-gun (aged 29) and drummer Kwon Yongman (aged 31), a grind core duo band, Bamseom Pirates, garnered great attention early on with shocking and witty lyrics like, “All hail to Kim Jong-il” and “I like the commie”, earning them fame as the most controversial band in the Korean music scene. Since then, the band have expanded their musical horizons, addressing issues that abound
in South Korean society including anticommunist sentiment and labor rights by participating in concerts held in protest against the Korea–US Free Trade Agreement, the construction of a naval base on Jeju Island and the 3/11 Fukushina Daiichi nuclear disaster. However, in 2012, when their good friend and producer, Park Jung-geun, is arrested for violating the National Security Law after re-tweeting messages from the North Korean account “Uriminzok”, the Bamseom Pirates face the first and biggest crisis of their musical career.
Korean Documentary’s Current 스웨덴 한국다큐멘터리 특별전 2018. 09. 27 Thu
2018. 09. 28 Fri
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Programs
Time
Programs
14:00–15:30
Reach For The SKY 공부의 나라
16:00–17:23
One Warm Spring Day 그날
15:30–15:50
Talking with Director
17:23–17:40
Talking with Director
16:00–17:50
Our President 노무현입니다
17:50–19:36
The Remnants 공동정범
17:50–18:10
Talking with Director
19:36–19:55
Talking with Director
19:30–21:30
Bamseom Pirates Seoul Inferno
20:05–21:40
Becoming Who I Was 다시 태어나도 우리
21:40–22:00
Talking with Director
밤섬해적단 서울불바다
Theater
Information
Filmhuset, Bio Mauritz Borgvägen 1-5, 115 53 Stockholm
- Free Admission! - For reservation, please contact the Embassy of the Republic of Korea in Sweden: kculture.se@mofa.go.kr
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