26th(2024)
KIM Mirye
In the 1980s, Kim Hyunsook was an integral part of a collective of young women activists who focused their efforts on fighting urban poverty in some of Incheon's most disadvantaged neighborhoods. She introduced me to some of her former colleagues of the collective, now elderly women in their 60s.
KIM MiryeKIM Mirye
Born in 1964 in Chungcheongbuk-do, Kim has directed six feature documentaries, including her debut feature We Are Workers or Not? (2003), which has been showcased at both Korean and international film festivals. We Are Workers or Not? received the Documentary Award at the Fribourg International Film Festival, while Sanda (2013) was honored with the Korean Documentary Award at the DMZ International Documentary Film Festival.