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We’re delighted to come together with our friends at Nooks and Crannies to co-present
애국소녀 K-Family Affairs by 남아름 Arum Nam!

In an ever polarized world, sitting down and having an actual talk seem to grow impossible amongst people holding different beliefs and ideas. Yet Arum Nam documented her vibrant family living room, full of conversions: at times mundane, humourous, or at times grueling, emotionally demanding. Nam doesn’t just present a family portrait with parents of their own growing political beliefs, but also self-documented her own journey of understanding of the democracy, women’s rights and her motifs in the world as it is.

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Program

애국소녀 K-Family Affairs by 남아름 Arum Nam

South Korea, 2023, 90min

Arum’s parents are part of the proud 386 generation, which played a significant role in achieving democratization in South Korea. Eager to pass on a better world to Arum, her father became a public servant, and her mother, a feminist activist. However, at the age of 18, she came face to face with the Sewol ferry disaster, which left numerous victims due to the malfunctioning national system. To her dismay, even Arum’s father was involved in managing the aftermath of the accident, prompting her to question the democracy crafted by the previous generation. Navigating through Korean political history via her family’s journey, Arum reflects on her generation’s role, spanning from the 2014 Sewol ferry disaster to the impeachment, #MeToo movement, and the 2022 presidential election.

Program Duration: 90 mins

Bios

남아름 Arum Nam is an documentary filmmaker from South Korea whose works explore women’s rights and the intersections of family and politics. Her debut feature, K-Family Affairs (2023), won awards at DMZ Docs and the Taiwan International Documentary Festival (TIDF), and was selected for IDFA’s “Best of Fests.” She co-directed Teleporting(2022), an AR documentary created with Japanese collaborators that screened at Hot Docs, and previously directed Pink-Femi (2018) during Korea’s #MeToo movement.