Film Awards
The 4th Women make Sister Waves/Film festival in OSAKA (2009,Japan)
The 2nd Chennai Women's Film Festival (2009,India)
The 14th Nagaoka Asia Film Festival (2009,Japan)
The 8th International Women's Film Festival in Seoul (2006,Korea)
Synopsis
1. First Experience (22’)
It is about a way to deal with the unfair situation which a high school student experiences in the film. The newcomers frequently suffer from this case in reality.
2. Story about Mi-sun (30’)
A temporary job is a very unstable condition not only for personal livelihood but also for other life event such as pregnancy. Even worse, the sexual harassment at workplace drives a temporary woman worker to despair.
3. What Happened… (27’)
An experience of sexual harassment 10 years ago seems forgotten and has not made a problem in a daily life. It comes to the memory again and haunts the victim for a long time
4. Anachronism (25’)
Women develop the witty response on the daily sexual harassment by boss and the resistance of women makes male workers aware of sexual harassment. All this creates a healthy environment in work place.
Director's Note
The sexual harassment at workplace has harmful impact on working condition of women. It comes from hierarchy and power relationship in the workplace where women are in lower position and less powerful. Therefore it is very hard for women to resist against the sexual harassment. All the episodes in this film want to show the reality of women workers through the sexual harassment. We hope this film helps us to think about how many obstacles she has to overcome because she is a newcomer in the labor market, a temporary worker, or a woman. And also we hope this film encourage us to fight against them.
Director's Bio / Filmography
- JANG Hee-sun
Born in Seoul, Korea.
MFA from Yong-in University Graduate School, Dept. of Film
A member of ‘Independent Film Chungnyun'
1997 [Welcome] 16mm, color, 7ཚ"
First Prize, 1st Women’s Film Festival in Seoul (1997, Korea)
1999 [Making Sun-dried Red Peppers] 16mm, color, 54min.
Special Mention in NETPAC Prize, 50th Berlin Int’l Film Festival (2000, Germany)
Wide Angle, 4th Pusan Int’l Film Festival (1999, Korea)
Second Prize, 25th Korean Independent Short Film Festival (1999, Korea)
New Asian Currents, Yamagata Int’l Documentary Festival (1999, Japan)
First Prize/People’s Choice, 2nd Women’s Film Festival in Seoul (1999, Korea)
2000 [Jae-hee's Story] DV 6mm, color, 58min.
Women’s News Award, 3rd Women’s Film Festival in Seoul (2001, Korea)
2005 [Friendly and Harmonious] DV 6mm, color/b&w, 104min.
14th Nagaoka Asia Film Festival (2009, Japan)
The 4th Women make Sister Waves/Film festival in OSAKA (2009, Japan)
2nd Chennai Women's Film Festival (2009, India)
8th Women’s Film Festival in Seoul (2006, Korea)
2008 [Blind Date] HD, color, 20min.
EuroAsia Shorts Int'l Festival (2010, USA)
Int’l Filmmor Women’s Film Festival on Wheel (2009, Turkey)
Opening Film, 10th Int’l Women’s Film Festival in Seoul (2008, Korea)
2nd Chungmuro Int’l Film Festival in Seoul (2008, Korea)
2009 [We Shall Overcome] 61min. co-director
2014 [My Fair Wedding] documentary, 94min.
Staff
Director: JANG Hee-sun
Production : Korean Women Workers Associations United
Executive Producers: SON Young-joo, BAE Jin-kyung, YIM Yun-ok
Line Producer: KIM Tae-yeon
Screenwriter: NAM Oh-soon(1), SIN Dong-sook(2), JANG Hee-sun(2,3), KIM Tae-yeon(4)
Assistant director: KANG Kyung-tae
Cinematography/lighting: HUH In-young
Editing: KIM Jin-sang
Mixing: KIM Jin-sang
Composer: KANG Min-seok
Recording: JUNG Jong-hyun
Art: AHN Jung-joo
Make-up: KANG Yun-jeong
Cast
1. First Experience
KIM Ggot-bi as So-yeon
KIL Hae-yeon as So-yeon’s aunt
BAEK Jyun-woo as Lee-hwan
2. Story about Mi-sun
LEE Yoo-ri as Mi-sun
KIM Tae-bum as Mi-sun’s husband
3. What Happened…
LEE Yoo-sin as Past Eun-ha
LEE Yoo-sin as Present Eun-ha
4. Anachronism
CHAE Min-seok as Mr. YOO
PARK Hyun-young as Mi-jung
