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Numerous incidents and accidents that go up and down the newspaper every day. However, no matter how terrible events and accidents are, if they are routine, then tolerance develops. Around 2000, news of social killings without criminals or suspects began to overflow in Korea's morning newspapers and evening news.

Even today, actors struggle for acting by themselves. Can they fulfil their long-awaited acting dreams?

Professor Song, staying in Germany, was suspected of espionage and banned from Korea. Now he's expecting to visit Korean after 33 years. The Border City', by whech Berlin was called during the period of partition, could also be a name for Seoul naw that the city is haunted by the 'red complex' and refuses Prof. Song to come back to his homeland.

In between cities, I think of home. But I wonder if there’s even such a thing. One day, two ladybugs stopped on my index finger. I let them stay for a while.

Mother Hyo-jeong moved to a different room three times while living with her mother-in-law. Hyo-jeong, who has been a full-time housewife for 20 years, became her new head of household as a counselor. But her dad still wants the role of her submissive wife. Her mom wants her independence into her safe space. While she lives in each room, her father's intrusion continues. Although her mother keeps moving rooms, her father continues to disturb her mother's space. Will her mom really have her own space, can she have that fifth room?

Director Kim Moo-young focuses on anti-communist films produced during the era when anti-communist laws were enforced and films that were re-edited and released due to censorship, and ponders the power and status of images.

Combining a humorous and affectionate family portrait, a historical film and a search for identity, Defectors confronts the impact of the Korean War on different generations. Through encounters with a North Korean defector, Hyun kyung Kim reflects on her separation from her loved ones — such as her whimsical mother, whom she left behind in Korea upon moving to the United States.

A short film by Cho Hye Jeong

A tiny, hole-in-the-wall club founded by aging punk Lee Kyou-Young, who moved back home to Incheon after accidentally getting his girlfriend pregnant, Ruby Salon is the seed that sprouts two bands: Galaxy Express, a tight, ambitious outfit that dreams of stardom; and Tobacco Juice, a band whose members are so lazy they can't even be bothered to show up for gigs.

Someone constantly gains wealth and power from a community of race, of nation... Not only that, that someone tries to pass on that power and wealth to his descendants forever. Because of that, someone has to constantly maintain this community of race, of nation... Someone, therefore, caselessly recreates the prestigious values of this community, which exceeds the self... and, in the end, a forever self-reproducing circulating ring which comes from the lives and actions of those who have been brainwashed that they are part of this community from the womb...

There are children in front of the beach. Hye-sun sends a letter to Gwang-hwa, conveying her love and mentioning the foods she ate and her health condition. Gwang-hwa replies to the letter. The two people read letters sent at different times together. And they are heading to the same place.

How did the swallows find their way to the most unsettling and dangerous inner stream in the center of the Korean peninsula? The question grew as an assignment to solve. The power of documentation and solidarity remains even when the answer is not in sight. Swallows flies over Naeseongcheon for a day that will come.

A personal documentary film that follows how the director and a female Japanese documentarian met at a film festival and developed an intense relationship. It expresses honestly and candidly the big theme of 'communication' between man and woman, and between Korea and Japan, through a very personal love affair. A pleasant film that makes us look at the way we communicate, and what understanding another person is about.

A momentary act of revenge transformed the lives of two young Indian women forever. After surviving an acid attack, while carrying scars of human brutality on their faces, both Ritu and Faraha learn daily to redefine their lives through a sea of odd currents.

In 1983, thirty years after the cessation of the Korean War, the world remains in the grip of Cold War tensions. Over the divided Korean Peninsula, two unexpected arrivals suddenly appear in the skies: a North Korean defector and a civilian aircraft from a communist country. These unforeseen events, akin to alien landings on Earth, are broadcast live across the nation, captivating the imagination of a people caught in the crossfire of the Cold War. But what became of these individuals who abandoned their reality to venture into an unknown world? Did they indeed find their happily ever after?

A Danish-Korean director explores her life as an adopted child and discovers a family history full of shadows, stretching from the west coast of Denmark to the mountains of South Korea.

What is this incessant noise that keeps ringing? It sounded like the roar of the wind, the hum of passing cars, or the sea breeze sweeping through the streets. It felt unfamiliar. The lights of the night, the towering and intricate buildings illuminated by smooth LED surfaces, come alive, dancing with faces and bodies. Seoul is a whirlwind—a devouring maw, a cacophony, a rapid stream of images that leaves your senses struggling to find focus. And so, I set out to trace this intriguing sound. One of them comes from the roof of my home. It originates from the wind and evokes the repetitive beat of a drum. On se souvient des pas begins here. Through a geographic and temporal journey as the camera transitions from one scene to another, the film encounters Korea's history and traditions. This is a kind of journal—an attempt to grasp the essence of this land where I lived for ten months.

Documentary filmmaker Sun Hobin takes a bold step into the world of investing by launching his own stock-focused YouTube channel. Riding the wave of a post-pandemic bullish market, Hobin, who has enjoyed effortless financial gains, decides to invest in shares of a company called ‘Sajo Industry’. However, this seemingly lucrative venture unravels a hidden facet of the Korean capital market, exposing Hobin to the shadowy underbelly that exists beneath the surface.

A documentary spanning from the Korean Wars to the present. (MUBI)

Kang Eun-bin, a youth climate activist who faced legal battles for protesting coal exports to Vietnam, leads a new fight against South Korea's final coal power project. In spring 2024, Kang and fellow Youth Climate Emergency Action members journey to Samcheok, Gangwon Province. With one plant already operational and another nearing completion, they race against time to halt the country's last coal-fired power plant construction. Joining forces with local activist 'Kim Gong-ryong' and his friends, these determined young advocates embark on a crucial mission. As the September 2024 deadline looms, can this coalition of passionate youth succeed in stopping the coal-fired plant and changing the course of South Korea's energy future?

Born to a shipyard worker in Ulsan, Sang-moon has chased waves worldwide since his first surf in 2005. Over time, he became a surfer and surfboard shaper, eventually settling in Yangyang, initially focusing on repairing boards and teaching surfing. Then he decides to make a board for himself in winter, using an unusual material, timber, instead of the usual styrofoam and resin.

A 16mm film by Bokyung Jun

Elke Marhöfer's observational essay takes its title from a Korean Pansori song. One of three musical interludes performed in the film, this song tells the story of a turtle locked in a futile circle of evasion with a hungry tiger. Marhöfer's film is concerned with the formal attributes of Pansori music – its traditions of storytelling and the transmittance of an alternative knowledge. The film journeys through natural landscapes, small town streets, forested mountains and busy shipping channels as it looks at the divide between the traditional and the modern. Shot in 16mm, this measured and lyrical film is an exploration into the boundaries between humans, animals and things.

Two people who really wanted to see Michael Snow’s new video [Cityscape] travel to Toronto Island where the video was filmed. They each make a video about what they wanted to see, what it might be like, what they couldn’t see and put these two videos side by side. A friend plays the drums.

"motoko" collects private footage of anonymous deaths from harrowing events and disassembles them into chronophotography, then creates realtime-based algorithms. Based on this, "HASC" appropriates the wisdom of Dziga Vertov and Bruce Conner, who sought to (re-)define "cinema," and models the functioning of realtime sounds and images by (re-) convert/anchor it into a fixed format of non-realtime. The work A MOVIE explores the apparatus of sounds, images, and illusions, attempting to revive the conditions necessary to be designated as a cinema in today's timeline.

In the twilight of their lives, elderly people who wander around the scene for video shoots and work late into the night editing. Director Ra Young-soo of 'Silver Nest', who is leading them, has no time to rest as he applies for grants and preaches aspirations. What are the plans of these elderly people, who want to tell their stories rather than to kill time, and to earn money from those stories, and what is their goal?

The director grew up in Yeosu. When she and her friends were middle school students, the Yeosu Expo 2012 took place, and they dreamed of the future. The following year, the largest explosion accident in the Yeosu Industrial Complex occurred. People in the region are closely intertwined. The industrial complex where the fathers once worked is now the place where their sons work.

Byung-ye and Dohyun are second-year mechanical students in the skills program at Busan Technical High School. They devote themselves to practice day and night, determined to win a medal at the National Skills Competition — because only then do they even stand a chance of applying to a major corporation. Will they achieve the result they’ve been working toward? And if not, what choices will be left to them? In a classroom that resembles a factory, anxious yet hopeful days go by.

Duriban, a humble noodle restaurant visited often by lonely indie musicians in a bustling city of Seoul, Korea, was brutally evicted and demolished by greedy construction company and pro-conglomerate-only city government with mere $3,000 as a moving expense. Outraged by the situation and related to their disadvantageous performance and poor contract conditions, 51 and plus indie bands in the area join the long 500 and more days of protest till Duriban receives socio-economically reasonable and acceptable compensation and reopens its new venue in a new in the area. A striking social activism demonstrated among the young indie musicians and their growth as artists through unity in modern day in Seoul, Korea.

Peter, his wife Nyathon, and his children endure his political imprisonment, a near assassination, asylum, and his many foiled attempts for a fair and free election in the world's youngest country. A child soldier from South Sudan turned Harvard graduate and democracy activist, Peter is forced to reconcile his commitment to his young country versus his young family, to nonviolent means versus whatever it takes, and a self-defined identity versus an inherited one as protector and leader of his people. We witness the family's personal and intergenerational costs but also their resilience as Peter makes choices which ultimately leads to his incarceration as a criminal in the US.

The office, as an everyday space, holds subtle tension and creative potential even within its monotony. This work reconstructs such a space, weaving the latent movements and sounds of office supplies into a rhythmic flow. The photogram technique explores the boundary between materiality and immateriality, creating moments where familiar objects feel unfamiliar. Through this, the audience discovers new expressions of everyday objects that often go unnoticed.

In 1990, due to the skyrocketing rental price, many tenants suffered and even took their own lives. Showing their memorial service as a starting point, we approach the problems of housing policy and the social structural problems of Korean society.

In early 90s, a group of young woman worked hardly with in factory for their future dreams. However, the international enterprise closed down the factory without a word. Suddenly workers became activists. They struggled all the way from the remote factory in South Korea to their employer's headquarters in Japan. Their action not only hit the company, but also rocked the workers union movement in japan.

Kim Kyu-hyun, who wandered around the world in his youth and lived for his own satisfaction, decides to live for the rest of his life following the will of his wife who passed away a few years ago. He then visited Nepal, a country near the Himalayas, five years ago. Nepal does not include education for the arts such as art and music in its formal curriculum. Here, he has been an honorary principal in nearby schools and teaches children pictures. His children and residents call him Kim Sir. Having entered Korea in early 2020 to renew his visa, he cannot return to Nepal due to COVID-19. Ten months later, he barely returns to Nepal to meet his children. While the teacher was away, the children soothed their longing with the drawings he taught them. Kim Sir heads to their home with pictures of children in nice frames. A bright picture drawn by children is hung on the wall of a poor earthen house. Hope hangs on the wall.

This documentary captures the Korean film industry's campaign to maintain the screen quota system, in opposition to the government and Hollywood's plot to overtake the film market. Images of them shaving heads and going on hunger strikes reveal oppressed state they are in and their willingness to fight. Currently, they are waging a campaign for international solidarity among filmmakers.

A documentary about the unconverted long-term women prisoners who had been captured as communist guerillas in South Korea and despite decades of imprisonment and social ostracization continue to uphold their cause of reunification and national democracy. The film follows the women as they attend reunification rallies, meet with a new generation of activists, march in protest of the war in Iraq, visit the DPRK to take part in the Inter-Korean Women’s Reunification Rally, reminisce with their comrades, tend to their families, and bury their comrades.

This documentary explores the dual nature of modern zoos: are they vital sanctuaries protecting disappearing wildlife, or are they prisons confining living beings? The film respectfully chronicles the suffering of the animals and the emotional impact on those dedicated to caring for them—highlighting both the ethical dilemmas and heartfelt compassion underlying human-animal relationships.

Late at night, roaring sounds echo at the poultry farms full of chickens. Soon after, tractors begin to carry chickens. As the day dawns, Jae-cheol, the owner of "The Revial Farm," prepares to receive chicks by managing the empty poultry farms and doing his daily life.

A documentary that reconstructs the daily life and records of a dentist, and his longing for his mother.

In 2002, I am 19 years old, and I am a senior in high school 50 days before the college entrance exam.

Is ‘marriage’ a choice in Korean society? Ji-min and Cheol are a couple living together. One day they discover that Ji-min is pregnant and prepare to confront another stage of life. The director questions the essence of marriage by telling her own story of having a baby as an unmarried woman.

Save the Game meticulously and ingeniously documents the history of Korean PC games from the rise of personal computers in the 1980s to the present.

Amid a pandemic, the chance meeting of byebyesea and crew sparks a vow to tour the U.S. coast to coast after the pandemic. The spontaneous journey, concerts in every city, from California to New York―will they safely navigate it all? Experience the adventure infused with byebyesea's music, challenges, and friendship.

After receiving a letter, Monk Maga returns to his hometown for the first time in 40 years since becoming a monk, where he reunites with his mother. Seeing that his mother has been living alone all this time, he feels a deep sense of remorse and decides to take a leisurely journey across the country to visit various temples with his 92-year-old mother. they resolve their past misunderstandings and Maga prepares a meaningful gift for his mother's next life.

August 2011, Seoul station was ‘reborn’ restoring the historical traces it once had. It was named as ‘Cultural Station 284’. To commemorate this very day, an opening exhibition was held, named as ‘COUNTDOWN’. However, among all the fine works of art alongside the exhibition, the best piece of art was not to be found. To be precise, that very piece of art was not available at that time. That work of art needed time to be established. After observing and speculating the abject moments of the restoration process, finally, it was completed.

Documentary about a worker who spent his entry life constructing building.

1983 KBO 30-win legend Chang Myeong-bu and his hidden yakuza brother, Yong-bu. Divided by the mound's light and alley shadows, they fought to survive Zainichi discrimination. Through Yong-bu's eyes, this tragic saga weaves unseen records and KBO archives into a forgotten diaspora's requiem.

Byeong-man, a farmer whose father was enslaved during Japan's occupation of Korea, protests the Japanese government's claim over the disputed island territory of Dokdo. Kyeong Sook, a woman who lived on Dokdo with her father, struggles to keep his legacy alive after the Korean government mysteriously erased their history. Set in the unresolved trauma of the Japanese occupation of Korea, Land of My Father (아버지의 땅) is a story about two lives that are intertwined with a remote disputed island.

One of Han Ok-hee’s renowned pieces called The Hole uses the flicker, oblique angles, the cross-cutting of reality and fantasy to express inner entrapment and the desire for liberation. Han Ok-hee’s The Hole, The Rope and Untitled not only experimented with cinematic forms of expression, but also played an important role in the protest against forms of expression in experimental films and the artistic protest against the social suppression and censorship in 1970s Korea. (Art Cinema OFFoff)

Si-rak participates in rehearsals with the cast to write an audio description for the performance.

The Hundred Squares: "No more delays," the cry of citizens echoes from the lives of those barely holding out against discrimination and hatred. Struggling with diverse identities in their daily lives, citizens reflect on the meaning of "discrimination" through their own experiences and testimonies. They question and reflect on what is needed to eliminate it and speak out before the camera. The Blooming Equalities: discrimination law that has been on hold for 20 years. A lawyer, a researcher, a religious figure, a writer, and an activist stand in the square again after a year, and, in this time of rampant right-wing extremism and hate, they speak of an anti-discrimination law as "the right answer to ending the insurrection, the last line of defense for human dignity, a current that can no longer be held back, a square that cannot at all harm families, churches, and the nation, and a place where the voices of the less fortunate can be heard."

From spring to fall of 2023, a documentary film crew spent five months at a hospice hospital in Yongin, Gyeonggi-do, observing "the hospice and the people in it" to shed light on the role of modern medicine and how we as a society view the needs of the dying. What do those who suffer the pain of illness and are at the end of their lives need? What makes us human in the face of dying and death, and what gives someone the possibility of a "day"?