Born, Unborn and Born Again revolves around my struggle to embody the White Horse, a zodiac sign which occurs every 60-year cycle in East Asian Countries. This film explores the transnational nature of governmental control over reproductive systems, and how this oppression manifests in our bodies and perceptions of self. I use the structure of my mother tongue, Korean, and my second language, English, to contemplate ruptures, repetition of time, and violence against women. An untold history resurfaces in the present, and re-orients us towards the future.

The South Korean Constitutional Court ruled the abortion ban unconstitutional in April 2019. The film tells the curse of the women born in the year of the white horse, which returns every 60 years. This film is also a message of blessing to the survivors, including the director herself. [LEE Yumi]