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Chosen (dir. Joseph Juhn 2022)
In 2020, five Korean Americans of vastly diverse backgrounds with competing political views run for US Congress. David Kim is the only underdog with limited resources vying to be the first Korean American representative in Koreatown.
Reset (dir. Min Bae 2022)
On 16 April 2014, the Sewol Ferry sank in South Korea, taking with it the lives of 304 of its 476 passengers. The victims, primarily high school students, perished following instruction to remain in the cabins rather than abandon ship. South Korea’s worst maritime disaster traumatized a nation while simultaneously sinking the country’s emotional spirit. Three years later, the effects of impassioned protest and shifting political power resulted in the raising of the Sewol from the West Sea. The film “Reset” asks why the rescue of our children and people was neglected on the fateful day the Sewol sank.
Comfort (dir. Emmanuel Moonchil Park 2020)
Tells the life story of KIM Soonak, a survivor of the “comfort women system” and so much more. After the war, she engaged in the US military camptown sex trade and worked as a maid. Weaving interviews of activists, archive footage, animation and the recital of testimonies, the film reconstructs the life stories of the late KIM Soonak.
Apology (dir. Tiffany Hsiung 2016)
The Apology explores the lives of former “comfort women,” the more than 200,000 girls forced into sexual slavery during the Second World War. Today, they fight for reconciliation and justice as they struggle to make peace with the past.
