Documentary
"Speak up for those who cannot speak for themselves, for the rights of all who are destitute." (Proverbs 31:8)
Making a documentary, for me, means to find out the story of vulnerable people
with my eyes, ears, and body by immersing myself in the social circumstance of human life.
I am inspired to make documentaries to give a voice to those who often go unheard.
Making a documentary, for me, means to find out the story of vulnerable people
with my eyes, ears, and body by immersing myself in the social circumstance of human life.
I am inspired to make documentaries to give a voice to those who often go unheard.
Talk to my son
(14 minutes, South Korea, U.S.A. 2017)
Kyung-hee, a barista in South Korea, is a North Korean defector and she left her son in China 13 years ago.
With the help of a filmmaker, she records her voice for her son to explain the story of his birth and why she had to leave him.
In this situation, the filmmaker (Sangsun) tries to build a unique relationship with Kyung-hee and her son by making a film about their lives.
Screening Schedule
Big Sky Documentary Film Festival, 2018
Saturday, Feb 24th @ 3:30 pm –Elks Lodge
Sunday, Feb 25th @ 3:30 pm –Elks Lodge
- 10 finalists in the Best Mini Documentary competition
Columbus International Film & Video Festival, 2018
Mar 24, 2018 5:30 PM - 7:15 PM EDT - Drexel Theatre
Wisconsin Film Festival, 2018
Friday, April 6th @6:00pm - The Marquee, Union South
Broadcast Education Association Festival of Media Arts, 2018
Monday, April 9th @10:00 am - Las Vegas Westgate Hotel & Casino
- Best of Competition Award - Faculty Short Documentary
Athens International Film + Video Festival 2018
Friday, April 13th @3:30pm - The Athena Cinema
RiverRun International Film Festival 2018
Sunday, April 22nd @1:30pm
Saturday, April 28th @7:00pm
ETHNOCINECA - International Documentary Film Festival Vienna, 2018
Tuesday, 08.05.2018, 6 pm, De France | Saal 1 | Austria
Nominated for the International Shorts Award (ISA)
Society for Visual Anthropology Film Festival, 2018
Coming soon
(14 minutes, South Korea, U.S.A. 2017)
Kyung-hee, a barista in South Korea, is a North Korean defector and she left her son in China 13 years ago.
With the help of a filmmaker, she records her voice for her son to explain the story of his birth and why she had to leave him.
In this situation, the filmmaker (Sangsun) tries to build a unique relationship with Kyung-hee and her son by making a film about their lives.
Screening Schedule
Big Sky Documentary Film Festival, 2018
Saturday, Feb 24th @ 3:30 pm –Elks Lodge
Sunday, Feb 25th @ 3:30 pm –Elks Lodge
- 10 finalists in the Best Mini Documentary competition
Columbus International Film & Video Festival, 2018
Mar 24, 2018 5:30 PM - 7:15 PM EDT - Drexel Theatre
Wisconsin Film Festival, 2018
Friday, April 6th @6:00pm - The Marquee, Union South
Broadcast Education Association Festival of Media Arts, 2018
Monday, April 9th @10:00 am - Las Vegas Westgate Hotel & Casino
- Best of Competition Award - Faculty Short Documentary
Athens International Film + Video Festival 2018
Friday, April 13th @3:30pm - The Athena Cinema
RiverRun International Film Festival 2018
Sunday, April 22nd @1:30pm
Saturday, April 28th @7:00pm
ETHNOCINECA - International Documentary Film Festival Vienna, 2018
Tuesday, 08.05.2018, 6 pm, De France | Saal 1 | Austria
Nominated for the International Shorts Award (ISA)
Society for Visual Anthropology Film Festival, 2018
Coming soon
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Unfinished Legacy
(18 min U.S.A. 2014) Brema, a 17-year old African street artist living in Milwaukee asks Sangsun, a 30-year old Korean stranger, “Who has it worse in the United States, an African male or an Asian male?” Even though Sangsun, the documentary’s director, doesn’t know the exact answer, he strikes up an unlikely friendship with Brema. |
Quarry Kids
(60 min, India, South Korea, U.S.A. 2017) The documentary is about children who are living near stone quarry, and they are present laborer or potential worker. The quarry is similar to an inevitable trap to the people in the stone quarry. Once they begin to work at the quarry, they never get out of there because they already borrow considerable money from the owner. |
Snow Bird
(6 minutes, U.S.A. 2016) This dance film is a fairy tale about a snow bird which is born in Winter. The bird has lost her way in the forest so due to her confusion and loneliness, she would like to return to the egg, however, the egg is already broken. There is no way for her to get out of the forest and she doesn't know where to go. What she can do is just dance while waiting for something invisible to guide her. |