Korean "comfort women" in Japan in World War II and a lone worker floating in space in the near future, a teacher in Hawaii and a dancing duo in the Bronx feature in these stories of time and place.
Please select a title on the right to learn about each film included in this programme.
Lee Yong-soo was taken away from her home in Daegu, Korea, when she was 14 by the Imperial Japanese Army and forced into sexual slavery during World War II. She is one of 11 remaining known “Comfort Women” survivors in Korea. She continues to fight for justice for a crime still denied and suppressed by the Japanese government.
WOFFF connection: Documentary subject Lee Yong-soo
- Year2022
- Runtime10 minutes
- CountryRepublic of Korea, United States
- GenreDocumentary
- DirectorIan Kim
Korean "comfort women" in Japan in World War II and a lone worker floating in space in the near future, a teacher in Hawaii and a dancing duo in the Bronx feature in these stories of time and place.
Please select a title on the right to learn about each film included in this programme.
Lee Yong-soo was taken away from her home in Daegu, Korea, when she was 14 by the Imperial Japanese Army and forced into sexual slavery during World War II. She is one of 11 remaining known “Comfort Women” survivors in Korea. She continues to fight for justice for a crime still denied and suppressed by the Japanese government.
WOFFF connection: Documentary subject Lee Yong-soo
- Year2022
- Runtime10 minutes
- CountryRepublic of Korea, United States
- GenreDocumentary
- DirectorIan Kim