23rd(2021)
| Opening Film (1) | Discovery (12) |
| Asian Shorts (19) | I-Teens (4) |
| New Currents (25) | The Landscape of Here in Now (5) |
| Polemics (8) | Queer Rainbow (10) |
| Feminist Collective: Women’s Filmmaking in Asia (12) | SWAGGIN’ LIKE DOONA (7) |
| The 20th Anniversary of Take Care of My Cat (1) | Australian Women’s Filmmaking (12) |
| Film x Gender (2) | Barrier Free Screening (1) |
| Special Screening (3) |
A Silent Night
KIM Boram
- South Korea
- 2020
- 25min
- color
fiction / sisters / family
SYNOPSIS
For their mother's memorial service, eldest sister Hyejeong holds the ceremony at her house and all her sisters attend. Hyejeong plans a trip aboard for their brother's 70th birthday, and the sisters disagree. As they argue, Hyejeong finds out that there's something they're keeping from her, and youngest sister Jeonghee finally confesses her unpleasant past.
* Only for online screening.
Director
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KIM BoramKIM Boram
Director KIM studied Literature at university, before moving into film by writing Upo, People in Wetland (2013) that explores the lives of people who survive in and around the wetlands. After founding an independent documentary production company in 2016, she filmed For Vagina’s Sake, which deals with menstruation. For Vagina’s Sake was released in 2018 in Korea, attracting 11,000 viewers in the theaters, and it had screenings in 100 domestic institutions or communities. It was also broadcast through IPTV, VOD, and EBS. It was awarded in the documentary section of Seoul International Women’s Film Festival, Seoul Independent Film Festival, Women in Film Korea, and Wildflower Film Awards. In May 2019, it was awarded the Gender Equality Award by Seoul, for promoting menstruation rights.
