Song Yun-hyeok’s A Slice Room documents the lives of Korean men and women who have fallen through the cracks of the nation’s welfare system. Focusing on a few tenants of the ‘jjokbangchon’ (‘villages of slice’) residential […]
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Since the early days of cinema, film has often been used as an effective political weapon, either as propaganda or simply to campaign and agitate. Some of the most renowned political films from the silent […]
Fans of politically active filmmaking would do well to check out the upcoming Documentary Fortnight brought to us by the London Korean Film Festival. Over the course of two weekends, the festival is hosting a […]
Director: Yang Yong-hi Watch Dear Pyongyang on FilmDoo How many of us know anything much about North Korea’s history? And how many of us are willing to be more curious? A few years ago, I read Guy […]
Director: Andrés Lubbert Watch The Color of the Chameleon on FilmDoo When in Chile, a traveller will immediately understand the country’s past echoing in its people’s lives. Now one of South America’s most prosperous and modern nations, Chile […]
This week we bring you a compelling range of documentaries, from the unique story of an avid New York theatre fan to an assortment of works chronicling LGBT life in modern China from director Fan Popo. Scroll down […]