The May 18 Democratic Uprising
‘DMZ On-line theater, Darak(Docu&樂)’ is an online program responding to social and cultural issues through documentary.
DMZ Docs introduced the seven short films commemorating the 7th anniversary of the Sewol ferry disaster in April.
In May, five films will be presented for remembering the May 18 Democratic Uprising.
They are short and middle-length documentaries produced in Gwangju. The directors were born after 1980 and some of them came from Asia.
Post 5.18 generations can look at Gwangju and see the potential for solidarity overcoming geographical and generational boundaries by remembering the 5.18 Uprising.
Along with the five works, DMZ Docs will present a video of the campaign for the establishment of ‘Universal Day for Prevention of Militarism and Authoritarianism’ created by the May 18 Memorial Foundation, supporting the solidarity for those who wish for democratization around the world.
Along with the five works, DMZ Docs will present a video of the campaign for the establishment of ‘Universal Day for Prevention of Militarism and Authoritarianism’ created by the May 18 Memorial Foundation, supporting the solidarity for those who wish for democratization around the world.
Yarn of light
2019, PARK Yeong-i
The young fourth-generation Korean Japanese participate in the 5.18 historical tour. The director, who recorded the encounters of university students, participants in the Uprising, and the bereaved families in Gwangju, follows a trace of people who collaborated with the 5.18 Uprising in Japan and other countries in 1980. He runs into the colonization and the cold war overlapped in the historical context of the Uprising. Directed by Park Yeoung-i of The Sky-Blue Symphony-The Story of the Korean Schools in Japan, 2016. Supported by Gwangju Information & Culture Industry Promotion Agency in 2019.
Truly Beautiful
2020, JEONG Kyung-hee
Suhyeon living in Seoul gets on board with her mother’s plan who lives in Gwangju. The plan is called ‘Remind Wedding’, taking wedding pictures of grandmothers who are regular customers of mother’s shop. Looking at the community created by her mother and other women, she seeks answers to the question of how she lives. If someone watches this record, it depends on them whether they ask and image what the women have not said. Supported by Gwangju Information & Culture Industry Promotion Agency in 2019.
Hand, Remember, Mosaic
2019, PARK Eunsun
This is the confession of an artist, Eunseon. She is indifferent to politics and social issues with a certain taste. She feels ashamed and isolated when she sees her friends who are active in social issues unlike her. Looking back to her childhood, she faces 5.18-related traumas. Specially mentioned by the jury of the 11th DMZ International Documentary Film Festival.
Murmuring Debris and Leaves Silently Fall
2019, Bo Wang
In May 1980, citizens injured by torture and assault were treated in Armed Forces’ Gwangju Hospital. The director stares at the dust, grass, and debris around an abandoned building. His quiet step leads to the gestures that represent the history of the body, controlled by the name of the country. Supported by Asia Culture Center Cinematheque. Presented at DMZ International Documentary Film Festival and International Film Festival Rotterdam.
She’story
2019, Hwang Junha
There are dancers in an empty field. It seems that the dancers call someone and console them. Their motions lead to the place where the trace of the 5.18 Uprising has remained. Finally, the testimony of women who lived at Gwangju in 1980 flows out. Awarded a special prize at University Film Festival of Korea.