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.
Written in Stone
Short documentary, 18 min, South Korea, U.S.A. 2018
Rod Pictures Present
Kumar and Uma are the child workers, who live at a stone quarry village in India. Both of them have unrealistic dream to escape from the quarry someday. The parent of both children doesn’t want to inherit any financial difficulties, but they need to hold their children’s hand to lead them to a quarry.
Director
Sangsun Choi
Co-Directors
Woosik Kim, Jeongki Kim
Executive Producers
Aeran Moon, Sunjoon Choi, Kyungsun Hwang
Producer
Hyunmin Cho
Cinematographers
Sangsun Choi, Woosik Kim, Jeongki Kim
Music Director
Yurim Noh
Editor
Sangsun Choi
Screening
American Documentary Film Festival, 2019
- Academy Award Qualifying Category
Athens International Film and Video Festival, 2019
Austin Asian American Film Festival, 2019
- Special Mention for Documentary Short
Canton Film Festival, 2019
- Finalist: Short Documentary
Rochester International Film Festival, 2019
- Movies on a Shoestring Trophy
Sebastopol Documentary Film Festival, 2019
Short documentary, 18 min, South Korea, U.S.A. 2018
Rod Pictures Present
Kumar and Uma are the child workers, who live at a stone quarry village in India. Both of them have unrealistic dream to escape from the quarry someday. The parent of both children doesn’t want to inherit any financial difficulties, but they need to hold their children’s hand to lead them to a quarry.
Director
Sangsun Choi
Co-Directors
Woosik Kim, Jeongki Kim
Executive Producers
Aeran Moon, Sunjoon Choi, Kyungsun Hwang
Producer
Hyunmin Cho
Cinematographers
Sangsun Choi, Woosik Kim, Jeongki Kim
Music Director
Yurim Noh
Editor
Sangsun Choi
Screening
American Documentary Film Festival, 2019
- Academy Award Qualifying Category
Athens International Film and Video Festival, 2019
Austin Asian American Film Festival, 2019
- Special Mention for Documentary Short
Canton Film Festival, 2019
- Finalist: Short Documentary
Rochester International Film Festival, 2019
- Movies on a Shoestring Trophy
Sebastopol Documentary Film Festival, 2019
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