10 Documentaries not to miss at the Jeonju International Film Festival 2017

By Asian Film Festival on April 30, 2017 • ( Leave a comment )

We present a list of 10 documentaries you cannot miss at the 18th Jeonju International Film Festival that is taking place from April 27th – May 6th, 2017 in South Korea.

About my bicycle by Park Donghyun – South Korea | 2017 – 91 min.
Korean Cinemascape – Documentary

In three parts about Korea’s modern history and personal experiences, the film tells civilian massacres, Gwangju Uprising, conflicts, division, exclusion, and their implications to a person.

Schedule
April 29th – CGV Jeonjugosa 3 – 17:30 pm
May 1st – CGV Jeonjugosa 3 – 14:30 pm
May 6th – MEGABOX Jeonju (Gaeksa) 6 – 11:00 am

Another Year by Zhu Shengze – China | 2016 – 181 min.
Frontline – Documentary

The film captures 13 dinners of a migrant worker’s family for 14 months. Through 13 static, long takes in real-time, the film aims to craft a meditation on China’s economic boom and massive urbanization.

Schedule
April 28th – MEGABOX Jeonju (Gaeksa) 9 – 19:30 pm
May 3rd – MEGABOX Jeonju (Gaeksa) 9 – 19:30 pm
May 6th – MEGABOX Jeonju (Gaeksa) 9 – 16:30 pm

Trailer

Baek-gu by Kim Boram – South Korea | 2017 – 83 min.
Korea Cinemascape – Documentary

An old dog is living in a vacant lot. Camera approaches the villagers to reveal the dog. While people share their memories, memory and reality are intertwined to form an atmosphere.

Schedule
April 30th – MEGABOX Jeonju (Gaeksa) 8 – 20:00 pm
May 3rd – MEGABOX Jeonju (Gaeksa) 8 – 21:30 pm
May 5th – Jeonju Digital Independent Cinema – 20:00 pm

Bamseom Pirates Seoul Inferno by Jung Yoosuk – South Korea | 2017 – 119 min.
International Competition – Documentary

The Bamseom Pirates is a Korean band infamous for striking lyrics and ruthless words. When their album producer was arrested for retweeting North Korean tweets in 2011, the band faced a serious crisis.

Schedule
April 29th – CGV Jeonjugosa 7 – 14:00 pm
May 2nd – CGV Jeonjugosa 7 – 17:30 pm
May 4th – CGV Jeonjugosa 7 – 14:00 pm

Trailer

Blue Butterfly Effect by Emmanuel Moochil Park – South Korea | 2017 – 93 min.
Korean Competition – Documentary

A small county Seongju staged protests against the THADD. Young mothers led protests from concerns about their kids and the exposure to radiation. Gradually, they learn the system is good for nothing.

Schedule
April 29th – CGV Jeonjugosa 6 – 18:00 pm
May 2nd – CGV Jeonjugosa 6 – 14:30 pm
May 6th – CGV Jeonjugosa 6 – 14:30 pm

Devil’s Freedom by Everardo Gonzalez – Mexico | 2017 – 74 min.
Frontline – Documentary

In Mexico, as cartels thrive and grow ever more ruthless, the phenomenon of violence has emerged as a tragic feature of the country’s life and subconscious.

Schedule
April 30th – MEGABOX Jeonju (Gaeksa) 8 – 17:00 pm
May 2nd – MEGABOX Jeonju (Gaeksa) 9 – 19:30 pm
May 5th – MEGABOX Jeonju (Gaeksa) 7 – 20:30 pm

Trailer

Exile by Rithy Panh – Cambodia, France | 2016 – 77 min.
World Cinemascape: Masters – Documentary

Exile is abandonment, a terrifying solitude. In exile, one´s self is lost, one suffers, andone fades away. But it is also possible to find one´s own. It all starts with exile, and nothing is anything without it.

Schedule
April 29th – MEGABOX Jeonju (Gaeksa) 5 – 20:30 pm
May 2nd – CGV Jeonjugosa 4DX – 17:30 pm
May 4th – CGV Jeonjugosa 4DX – 14:30 pm

Trailer

Myeoneuri: My Son’s Crazy Wife by Sun Hobin – South Korea | 2017 – 80 min.
Korean Competition – Documentary

For 3-year marriage, we have faught every holiday, on parents´ birthdays, at ancestral rituals, and even on Christmas. We argue all the time. Tension between my wife and my mother is killing me.

Schedule
April 30th – CGV Jeonjugosa 6 – 18:00 pm
May 3rd – CGV Jeonjugosa 6 – 18:00 pm
May 6th – CGV Jeonjugosa 6 – 11:00 am

Trailer

State-authorized textbook by Baek Seungwoo – South Korea | 2017 – 101 min.
Korea Cinemascape – Documentary

Why on earth should we use the state-authorized textbook? Many history scholars share their opinions about the nature, background and significance of the book and why history is forcibly imposed.

Schedule
April 29th – MEGABOX Jeonju (Gaeksa) 6 – 14:30 pm
May 1st – MEGABOX Jeonju (Gaeksa) 8 – 17:00 pm
May 6th – MEGABOX Jeonju (Gaeksa) 6 – 18:00 pm

The Stairs by Hugh Gibson – Canada | 2016 – 95 min.
International Competition – Documentary

Told over five years, The Stairs defies stereotypes about drug use, sex work and homelessness through an intimate portrait that is by turns funny, surprising and moving.

Schedule
April 28th – CGV Jeonjugosa 7 – 17:30 pm
May 1st – CGV Jeonjugosa 7 – 17:30 pm
May 5th – CGV Jeonjugosa 7 – 17:30 pm

Trailer