Yim Soon-rye at The Korea Society

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From woman filmmaker to woman filmmaker: Yunah Hong and Yim soon-rye

Director Yim Soon-rye was here at The Korea Society last night for a screening of her documentary Keeping the Vision Alive (on the role that she and her fellow women directors play in the industry) and her short film The "Weight" of Her (a satire of the expectations Korean society places on women). She discussed the role of women filmmakers in Korea today in a no-nonsense conversation moderated by Yunah Hong. An interesting discussion overall, except that I was hoping for more comments on her first two feature films, Three Friends and the brilliant Waikiki Brothers... Regardless, some very insightful remarks on the women, filmmaking, and the Korean film industry in general.