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Standing On The Edge Of Death
directed by Kim Dong-won, fl. 1998-2008 (South Korea: CinemaDAL), 29 mins
The economic progress of Korea, has exacerbated the social disparity that exists in Seoul. Impoverished, and thus discriminated against, villagers feel the crushing burden of supporting their families and keeping a roof over their heads. However, developers who clear the villages in Seoul to build apartment buil...
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directed by Kim Dong-won, fl. 1998-2008 (South Korea: CinemaDAL), 29 mins
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The economic progress of Korea, has exacerbated the social disparity that exists in Seoul. Impoverished, and thus discriminated against, villagers feel the crushing burden of supporting their families and keeping a roof over their heads. However, developers who clear the villages in Seoul to build apartment buildings, leave them homeless, and unable to afford the high rental costs. For some, death is a better alternative to the indignities tha...
The economic progress of Korea, has exacerbated the social disparity that exists in Seoul. Impoverished, and thus discriminated against, villagers feel the crushing burden of supporting their families and keeping a roof over their heads. However, developers who clear the villages in Seoul to build apartment buildings, leave them homeless, and unable to afford the high rental costs. For some, death is a better alternative to the indignities that they suffer in life. Festivals: Focus On - Korean Retrospective, 11th Jeonju International Film Festival; Yamagata International Documentary Film Festival.
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Date Written / Recorded
2010-10-12
Field of Study
Asian Studies
Content Type
Documentary
Author / Creator
Kim Dong-won, fl. 1998-2008
Date Published / Released
1990
Publisher
CinemaDAL
Topic / Theme
Dwellings, Poverty
Copyright Message
Copyright © 1990 Used by permission of Cinema DAL.
Person
Kim Dong-won, fl. 1998-2008
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미디어 숲 소의 사람들
directed by Kim Dong-won, fl. 1998-2008 (South Korea: CinemaDAL), 39 mins
With a mix of satire and documentary filmmaking, Kim Dong Won explores the extent to which mainstream media has infiltrated our lives. In South Korea, the average 70-year-old would have spent 7 years and 9 months of his or her life watching TV. With kids being raised on TV cartoon shows and entire families glued...
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directed by Kim Dong-won, fl. 1998-2008 (South Korea: CinemaDAL), 39 mins
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With a mix of satire and documentary filmmaking, Kim Dong Won explores the extent to which mainstream media has infiltrated our lives. In South Korea, the average 70-year-old would have spent 7 years and 9 months of his or her life watching TV. With kids being raised on TV cartoon shows and entire families glued to TV screens, an unlikely proposition is made: switch off the television set for one full month, and your family will receive 300,000...
With a mix of satire and documentary filmmaking, Kim Dong Won explores the extent to which mainstream media has infiltrated our lives. In South Korea, the average 70-year-old would have spent 7 years and 9 months of his or her life watching TV. With kids being raised on TV cartoon shows and entire families glued to TV screens, an unlikely proposition is made: switch off the television set for one full month, and your family will receive 300,000 Korean won. Festivals: Focus On - Korean Retrospective, 11th Jeonju International Film Festival.
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Date Written / Recorded
2010-10-12
Field of Study
Asian Studies
Content Type
Documentary
Author / Creator
Kim Dong-won, fl. 1998-2008
Date Published / Released
1993
Publisher
CinemaDAL
Topic / Theme
Family activities
Copyright Message
Copyright © 1993 Used by permission of Cinema DAL.
Person
Kim Dong-won, fl. 1998-2008
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한 사람 = A Man
directed by Kim Dong-won, fl. 1998-2008 (South Korea: CinemaDAL), 50 mins
Interviews with Father Roberto Seo's brother, students, colleagues and others, provide an insight into his life. In particular, his work with lepers, the poor, and his support for a variety of causes, such as the reunification of the two Koreas, the pro-democracy movement and the anti-American movement. Festival...
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directed by Kim Dong-won, fl. 1998-2008 (South Korea: CinemaDAL), 50 mins
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Interviews with Father Roberto Seo's brother, students, colleagues and others, provide an insight into his life. In particular, his work with lepers, the poor, and his support for a variety of causes, such as the reunification of the two Koreas, the pro-democracy movement and the anti-American movement. Festivals: Focus On - Korean Retrospective, 11th Jeonju International Film Festival.
Field of Study
Asian Studies
Content Type
Documentary
Author / Creator
Kim Dong-won, fl. 1998-2008
Date Published / Released
2001
Publisher
CinemaDAL
Topic / Theme
Religious occupations
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2001 Used by permission of Cinema DAL.
Person
Kim Dong-won, fl. 1998-2008
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명성, 그 6 일의 기록 = The 6 Days Struggle at Myong Cathedral
directed by Kim Dong-won, fl. 1998-2008 (South Korea: CinemaDAL), 1 hour 16 mins
What started off as a student rally on June 10, 1987, soon became a widespread call for democracy by the people of South Korea. Fathers and nuns from the Myong Dong Cathedral came to be part of the cause, when the church intervened to have rally detainees released. Over the course of six days, the general public...
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directed by Kim Dong-won, fl. 1998-2008 (South Korea: CinemaDAL), 1 hour 16 mins
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What started off as a student rally on June 10, 1987, soon became a widespread call for democracy by the people of South Korea. Fathers and nuns from the Myong Dong Cathedral came to be part of the cause, when the church intervened to have rally detainees released. Over the course of six days, the general public also supported the demonstrators by giving them food, cigarettes and monetary donations. Interspersed with archival footage, are inte...
What started off as a student rally on June 10, 1987, soon became a widespread call for democracy by the people of South Korea. Fathers and nuns from the Myong Dong Cathedral came to be part of the cause, when the church intervened to have rally detainees released. Over the course of six days, the general public also supported the demonstrators by giving them food, cigarettes and monetary donations. Interspersed with archival footage, are interviews with the demonstrators, held ten years after the rally. Awards/Festivals: Woonpa Award/PIFF Mecenat Award, Pusan International Film Festival; Focus On - Korean Retrospective, 11th Jeonju International Film Festival.
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Field of Study
Asian Studies
Content Type
Documentary
Author / Creator
Kim Dong-won, fl. 1998-2008
Date Published / Released
1997
Publisher
CinemaDAL
Topic / Theme
Political causes, Religion
Copyright Message
Copyright © 1997 Used by permission of Cinema DAL.
Person
Kim Dong-won, fl. 1998-2008
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상계동올림빅
directed by Kim Dong-won, fl. 1998-2008 (South Korea: CinemaDAL, 1988), 28 mins
Two years before the 1988 Olympics in South Korea, Sanggyedong residents were brutally evicted from their homes, to make way for the government's urban renewal plans. Years later, they remain homeless and lost in a bureaucratic maze, in which they are disentitled to a permanent abode. Festivals: Focus On- Korean...
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directed by Kim Dong-won, fl. 1998-2008 (South Korea: CinemaDAL, 1988), 28 mins
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Two years before the 1988 Olympics in South Korea, Sanggyedong residents were brutally evicted from their homes, to make way for the government's urban renewal plans. Years later, they remain homeless and lost in a bureaucratic maze, in which they are disentitled to a permanent abode. Festivals: Focus On- Korean Retrospective, 11th Jeonju International Film Festival; Yamagata International Documentary Film Festival.
Date Written / Recorded
1988
Field of Study
Asian Studies
Content Type
Documentary
Author / Creator
Kim Dong-won, fl. 1998-2008
Date Published / Released
1988
Publisher
CinemaDAL
Topic / Theme
Dwellings, Poverty
Copyright Message
Copyright © 1988 Used by permission of Cinema DAL.
Person
Kim Dong-won, fl. 1998-2008
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야고보의 5월
directed by Kim Dong-won, fl. 1998-2008 (South Korea: CinemaDAL), 14 mins
James contemplates the meaning of life on his birthday, as he tries to reconcile his Christian upbringing with the stark realities of life. The next day, a letter from his godfather provides much needed comfort. Festivals: Focus On- Korean Retrospective, 11th Jeonju International Film Festival.
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directed by Kim Dong-won, fl. 1998-2008 (South Korea: CinemaDAL), 14 mins
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James contemplates the meaning of life on his birthday, as he tries to reconcile his Christian upbringing with the stark realities of life. The next day, a letter from his godfather provides much needed comfort. Festivals: Focus On- Korean Retrospective, 11th Jeonju International Film Festival.
Date Written / Recorded
2010-10-05
Field of Study
Asian Studies
Content Type
Performance
Author / Creator
Kim Dong-won, fl. 1998-2008
Date Published / Released
1986
Publisher
CinemaDAL
Topic / Theme
Religious beliefs
Copyright Message
Copyright © 1986 Used by permission of Cinema DAL.
Person
Kim Dong-won, fl. 1998-2008
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Another World We're Making
directed by Kim Dong-won, fl. 1998-2008 (South Korea: CinemaDAL, 2010), 42 mins
Former residents of Haengdang-dong, a village which had been demolished to make way for new apartment buildings, bond together as a community while they live in their temporary houses. Setting up garment co-ops and credit unions, they hope to overcome poverty and social marginalization through their community mov...
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directed by Kim Dong-won, fl. 1998-2008 (South Korea: CinemaDAL, 2010), 42 mins
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Former residents of Haengdang-dong, a village which had been demolished to make way for new apartment buildings, bond together as a community while they live in their temporary houses. Setting up garment co-ops and credit unions, they hope to overcome poverty and social marginalization through their community movement. Festivals: Focus On - Korean Retrospective, 11th Jeonju International Film Festival.
Date Written / Recorded
2010
Field of Study
Asian Studies
Content Type
Documentary
Author / Creator
Kim Dong-won, fl. 1998-2008
Date Published / Released
2010
Publisher
CinemaDAL
Topic / Theme
Economic conditions, Social classes, Social cooperatives
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2009 Used by permission of Cinema DAL.
Person
Kim Dong-won, fl. 1998-2008
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철권가족 = Tekken Family
directed by Kim Dong-won, fl. 1998-2008 (South Korea: CinemaDAL), 11 mins
Director Kim Dong-won interviews his four family members in this personal short. Their common pastime? Playing the video game, Tekken, to relieve stress. Festivals: Focus On- Korean Retrospective, 11th Jeonju International Film Festival.
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directed by Kim Dong-won, fl. 1998-2008 (South Korea: CinemaDAL), 11 mins
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Director Kim Dong-won interviews his four family members in this personal short. Their common pastime? Playing the video game, Tekken, to relieve stress. Festivals: Focus On- Korean Retrospective, 11th Jeonju International Film Festival.
Date Written / Recorded
2010-10-05
Field of Study
Asian Studies
Content Type
Documentary
Author / Creator
Kim Dong-won, fl. 1998-2008
Date Published / Released
2001
Publisher
CinemaDAL
Topic / Theme
Games, Relationships
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2001 Used by permission of Cinema DAL.
Person
Kim Dong-won, fl. 1998-2008
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하나가 되는 것은 더욱 커지는 일이다
directed by Kim Dong-won, fl. 1998-2008 (South Korea: CinemaDAL), 42 mins
A chronicle of Reverend Moon's work towards the unification of the two Koreas. A fervent activist, Reverend Moon was thrown into the media limelight when he visited Kim Il Sung in North Korea. According to the South Korean government, this visit had broken the National Security Act and Reverend Moon was sent to...
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directed by Kim Dong-won, fl. 1998-2008 (South Korea: CinemaDAL), 42 mins
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A chronicle of Reverend Moon's work towards the unification of the two Koreas. A fervent activist, Reverend Moon was thrown into the media limelight when he visited Kim Il Sung in North Korea. According to the South Korean government, this visit had broken the National Security Act and Reverend Moon was sent to jail. He had previously been jailed for other opposition activities. Reverend Moon was also responsible for igniting a grassroots uni...
A chronicle of Reverend Moon's work towards the unification of the two Koreas. A fervent activist, Reverend Moon was thrown into the media limelight when he visited Kim Il Sung in North Korea. According to the South Korean government, this visit had broken the National Security Act and Reverend Moon was sent to jail. He had previously been jailed for other opposition activities. Reverend Moon was also responsible for igniting a grassroots unification movement. Festivals: Focus On - Korean Retrospective, 11th Jeonju International Film Festival.
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Date Written / Recorded
2010-10-12
Field of Study
Asian Studies
Content Type
Documentary
Author / Creator
Kim Dong-won, fl. 1998-2008
Date Published / Released
1995
Publisher
CinemaDAL
Person Discussed
Sun Myung Moon, 1920-2012
Topic / Theme
Government
Copyright Message
Copyright © 1995 Used by permission of Cinema DAL.
Person
Kim Dong-won, fl. 1998-2008, Sun Myung Moon, 1920-2012
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하느님 보시니 참 좋았다
directed by Kim Dong-won, fl. 1998-2008 (South Korea: CinemaDAL), 54 mins
A grim look at the environmental, social and individual costs which have been paid in the name of economic growth. In Korea, the pollution of air, water and soil has caused many diseases and birth defects in humans and animals alike. This documentary details how we are destroying the Earth, with agrichemicals, s...
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directed by Kim Dong-won, fl. 1998-2008 (South Korea: CinemaDAL), 54 mins
Description
A grim look at the environmental, social and individual costs which have been paid in the name of economic growth. In Korea, the pollution of air, water and soil has caused many diseases and birth defects in humans and animals alike. This documentary details how we are destroying the Earth, with agrichemicals, sulphur dioxide emissions, industrial waste containing heavy metals and radioactive waste. More importantly, it suggests why we need to...
A grim look at the environmental, social and individual costs which have been paid in the name of economic growth. In Korea, the pollution of air, water and soil has caused many diseases and birth defects in humans and animals alike. This documentary details how we are destroying the Earth, with agrichemicals, sulphur dioxide emissions, industrial waste containing heavy metals and radioactive waste. More importantly, it suggests why we need to, and indeed how we can address this pressing matter. Festivals: Focus On - Korean Retrospective, 11th Jeonju International Film Festival.
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Date Written / Recorded
1991
Field of Study
Asian Studies
Content Type
Documentary
Author / Creator
Kim Dong-won, fl. 1998-2008
Date Published / Released
1991
Publisher
CinemaDAL
Topic / Theme
Pollution
Copyright Message
Copyright © 1991 Used by permission of Cinema DAL.
Person
Kim Dong-won, fl. 1998-2008
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