Linked Lecture Program : Talks&Docs
Talks&Docs is a special experiential educational program. It aims to broaden their understanding of the world and humanity through documentary viewing, encouraging deeper thinking. This year, the program focuses on art, environment, and life, featuring outstanding domestic and international documentaries with strong educational value, all screened in theaters. Following each screening, expert lectures related to the film's theme further enrich the learning experience.
Talks&Docs, prepared by the 16th DMZ Docs for its audience, serves as a key step in building the capacity to live as active citizens in a diverse world. Through associated lectures and guidance from programmers, it offers a unique opportunity to explore the world of film festivals and documentaries.
＊This event is free of charge and is open to the general public.
DAY 1 | 2024. 9. 30. (Mon) 11:00
Heritage
Charlotte Thiis-Evensen | Norway | 2015 | 21min | G
Christian has one year left to live, one year to get to know his newborn son Philip, and on year to make sure Philip will have a chance to get to know him. Heritage is a film about the father and son relationship, what is important to bring on to your son, what is important to inherit from you father.
The Dog
Drea Cooper, Zackary Canepari | USA | 2015 | 8min | G
When Sony stopped manufacturing replacement parts for its Aibo pet robot, owners scrambled to save the robot-dogs that had become part of their families.
LECTURER | KIM Boram
Film director of For Vagina’s Sake (2017) and A Table for Two (2022).
DAY 2 | 2024. 10. 1. (Tus) 10:30
The Secret of the Blue Sea
YOO CHOI Neulsaem | Korea | 2023 | 21min | G
Tongyeong-si, located in Gyeongsangnam-do, lies on the southern coast of the Korean peninsula. Often referred to as the "land of the sea," this region boasts a constellation of 570 islands. While the beauty of the sea is visible from afar, its true state is far from idyllic. The harsh reality of the sea contrasts with its picturesque facade. How can we intervene to save the sea from its current trajectory of turning into a sea of plastic porridge?
LECTURER | LEE SONG Hee-il
Film director of No Regret (2006) and author of 『Dance in the Age of Climate Crisis』.
DAY 3 | 2024. 10. 2. (Wed) 10:30
The Dog
Drea Cooper, Zackary Canepari | USA | 2015 | 8min | G
When Sony stopped manufacturing replacement parts for its Aibo pet robot, owners scrambled to save the robot-dogs that had become part of their families.
Unless We Dance
Hanz Rippe Gabriele, Fernanda Pineda Palencia | Colombia | 2023 | 14min | 12
In Quibdó, a city with the highest homicide rates in Colombia, Jonathan and hundreds of young people come together through dance to face the brutal fate of violence. Unless We Dance is a tribute to their act of resilience and to all the lives that have been lost along the way.
LECTURER | YIM Gumnim
Dance artist and director of the Ecological Movement Research Institute.