Master Class
In this program, master filmmakers who have led the innovations in the aesthetics of documentary filmmaking speak of their own philosophies, visions, and the secrets behind their works. The 14th DMZ International Documentary Film Festival invites filmmakers Daniel Eisenberg, and editor Niels Pagh Andersen to meet the Korean audience and give lectures. Each session runs for 90 minutes after the screening.
1) Daniel Eisenberg
| Theme | The Effects of the Mode of Durational Observation |
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| Guest | Daniel Eisenberg(Director) |
| Date | September 23(Fri) 17:00 after the screening of The Unstable Objects 2 |
| Venue | Megabox Baekseok 7 (MB7) |
2) Niels Pagh Andersen
| Theme | Documentary Editing and Storytelling |
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| Guest | Niels Pagh Andersen (Film Editor) |
| Date | September 25(Sun) 17:00 after the screening of Rohingya |
| Venue | Megabox Baekseok 1 (MB1) |
* The masterclass slated on September 24th with director Trinh T. Minh-ha has been canceled.
Academy Class
A special lecture program for the students of humanities and film and video-related schools, who are accredited with the newly-introduced Academy Badge. Academy Class provides sessions on various themes including documentary filmmaking, aesthetics, and trends, to help the students better understand the field. Each session runs for about 60 to 90 minutes after the screening.
1) The Balcony Movie
| Theme | 900 Days, 1,000 Interviewees, and Filmmaking |
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| Guest | Pawel Lozinski(Director) |
| Date | September 25(Sun) 14:00 after the screening of The Balcony Movie |
| Venue | Megabox Baekseok 7 (MB7) |
2) The Teachers : Pink, Nature trail, Ridge between rice paddies, Plum
| Theme | The Ethics of Documentary Filming |
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| Guest | Park Hong-Yeol(Cinematographer & Director) |
| Date | September 23(Fri) 13:30 after screening of the The Teachers : Pink, Nature trail, Ridge between rice paddies, Plum |
| Venue | Megabox Baekseok 8 (MB8) |
3) All of Our Heartbeats are Connected Through Exploding Stars
| Theme | A Fascinating World of Essay Documentary |
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| Guest | Jennifer Rainsford(Director) |
| Date | September 24(Sat) 11:00 after the screening of All of Our Heartbeats are Connected Through Exploding Stars |
| Venue | Megabox Baekseok 3 (MB3) |
Docs Talk
A special talk program highlighting the works on controversial issues or the filmmakers with careers worth of examining. An intriguing and absorbing discussion focusing on the film itself will be unfolded after the screening for 60 minutes.
The 2nd Repatriation
| Theme | Kim Dongwon’s Filmic Decisions |
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| Guest | Kim Dongwon(Director), Jeong Jihye(Film Critic) |
| Date | September 24(Sat) 17:00 after the screening of The 2nd Repatriation |
| Venue | Megabox Baekseok 3 (MB3) |
Theater of the Sea
| Theme | Kim Eungsoo’s Works - A Curious Union of Openness and Reclusiveness |
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| Guest | Kim Eungsoo(Director), Kim Bo-nyun(Programmr at Cinematheque Seoul Art Cinema) |
| Date | September 27(Tue) 17:00 after the screening of Theater of the Sea |
| Venue | Megabox Baekseok 2 (MB2) |
Aftersun
| Theme | Controversial Films Pushing the Boundaries of the Reality and Fantasy |
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| Guest | Lluis Galter(Director) |
| Date | September 24(Sat) 14:00 after the screening of Aftersun |
| Venue | Megabox Baekseok 7 (MB7) |
Spring Wind Project - We are here
| Theme | Korean Documentarist Activism in the Digital Era |
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| Guest | Moon Jeonghyun(Priest),Spring Wind Project |
| Date | September 25(Sun) 13:00 after the screening of Spring Wind Project - We are here |
| Venue | Megabox Baekseok Comfort 4 (MB4) |
Danse Macabre
| Theme | Discussing Political Films |
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| Guest | Thunska Pansittivorakul(Director)+Kim Dongryung(Director) |
| Date | September 25(Sun) 16:30 after the screening of Danse Macabre |
| Venue | Megabox Baekseok 2 (MB2) |
POV 2 - Shorts 1
| Theme | The Representation of Diaspora in Project Morning Dew |
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| Guest | Soni Kum(Director), Yamamoto Hiroki(Director), Kim Sohye(Korea University) |
| Date | September 25(Sun) 14:00 after the screening of POV 2 - Shorts 1 |
| Venue | Megabox Baekseok 3 (MB3) |
The Wind Blows the Border
| Theme | The Lives of the Natives Against the Order of Entrepreneurial Agriculture |
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| Guest | Laura Faerman(Director), Marina Weis(Director) + Seol Suan(Director) |
| Date | September 26(Mon) 16:30 after the screening of The Wind Blows the Border |
| Venue | Megabox Baekseok 2 (MB2) |
Tea for Docs
An intriguing talk program on documentary with a multilateral approach, which invites renowned professionals working in the various corners of the popular culture. With the special skills and experiences, a special guest will watch one of the official selections of the 14th DMZ International Documentary Film Festival, pick an issue, a theme, or a point of discussion and talk about it after the screening for 60 minutes
Keep Stepping
| Theme | Street Dance and the Power of Subculture |
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| Guest | Seo Hyemi(B-girl), Jo One(Dancer, Destructive Steps Dance Association president), Kang Jinseok(DMZ International Documentary Film Festival) |
| Date | September 26(Mon) 17:00 after the screening of Keep Stepping |
| Venue | Megabox Baekseok 7 (MB7) |
The Treasures of Crimea
| Theme | The Forefront of Museums |
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| Guest | Park Chan-hee(Curator) |
| Date | September 27(Tue) 16:30 after the screening of The Treasures of Crimea |
| Venue | Megabox Baekseok 8 (MB8) |
Once Upon a Time in Uganda
| Theme | Having Fun While Living - Art, Play, and Work |
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| Guest | Lee Lang(Musician), Jin Myunghyun(President of MOVement) |
| Date | September 24(Sat) 17:00 after the screening of Once Upon a Time in Uganda |
| Venue | Megabox Baekseok 1 (MB1) |
Home with the Exit
| Theme | It’s Not a Home If It Has an Emergency Exit |
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| Guest | Jang Hyeyeong(Director & Politician) |
| Date | September 23(Fri) 16:30 after the screening of Home with the Exit |
| Venue | Megabox Ilsan Bella Citta 101 (MIB101) |
Forum
These forums are designed to deeply explore the themes of DMZ-POV, a section aiming for revitalization of documentary discourse. Documentary filmmakers, researchers, and festival programmers will join to discuss in a roundtable for 90 minutes.
Asia Documentary Film Festivals Roundtable
| Theme | Building Productive and Cooperative Relationships Among Asia Documentary Film Festivals |
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| Guest | Fhjioka Asako(Yamagata International Documentary Film Festival,), Chen Wanling(Taiwan International Documentary Festival), Oh Jung-hoon(Seoul Independent Documentary Film&Video Festival), Kang Jinseok(DMZ International Documentary Film Festival) |
| Date | September 23(Fri) 13:00 |
| Venue | Ilsan Bella Citta Il Salon |
Soni Kum: Beyond Zainichi, the Mediality of Documentary and Bodies
| Theme | The Meanings of Soni Kum in the Discourse on Boundary/Hierarchy |
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| Guest | Soni Kum(Director), Ogawa T. Shota(Nagoya University), Yamamoto Hiroki(Director), Ahn Minhwa(Dong-Eui University), Kim Sohye(Korea University) |
| Date | September 24(Sat) 13:30 after the screening of 朝露 Morning Dew The Stigma of being "Brainwashed" |
| Venue | Megabox Baekseok Comfort 4 (MB4) |
Lectures
Scholars, critics, and researchers well-versed in the chosen topics will give lectures as part of DMZ-POV, a section aiming for revitalization of documentary discourse. The 90-minute lectures will be linked to the two of this year’s special programs, Cities in Resistance: Ways to Build the Other Cities and Ogawa Shinsuke: What They Harvested.
Ogawa Shinsuke Auteur Criticism
| Theme | Ogawa Shinsuke: Powers, Ethics, and Alternatives of Documentary |
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| Guest | Kang Taewoong(Kwangwoon University) |
| Date | September 24(Sat) 17:00 after the screening of Summer in Narita |
| Venue | Megabox Baekseok 7 (MB7) |
Documentary Cartography: Cities, Resistance, and Image After Globalization
| Theme | The Dilemmas of Social and Historical Representation After Urbanization, Through the Lens of Documentary |
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| Guest | Seo Dongjin(Kaywon University of the Arts) |
| Date | September 27(Tue) 16:30 after the screening of Primera |
| Venue | Megabox Ilsan Bella Citta 101(MIB101) |