Synopsis
Like many Korean independent documentaries, Two doors is about a major social issue. However, its objective and attitude toward the topic are not conventional at all. The Yongsan tragedy at the beginning of 2009 stirred up Korea. The fire and the deaths were broadcasted in real time. There were victims, therefore we needed the camera to capture the wrath and indignation of their families. The internet activists and independent documentary filmmakers carried out that role, sometimes by openly condemning the government for letting it happen. But Two doors does more than holding anyone morally responsible or exposing the truth. It focuses on the irreversible nature of state power. The wealth of images from the many cameras that witnessed the incident helped the directors present an omniscient viewpoint. They meticulously assemble the images and reveal the true face of state power as it was captured at the scene in that morning. The executioners are made of flesh and blood, yet turn inhuman under orders from their superiors. There is no turning back for the execution. That is the cold nature of power. There is no place for human judgment and discretion to intervene even when everything is going down to an incomprehensible state. In that the actual and critical testimony belongs only to the death, and it may be impossible to find the real truth, we know the circumstance. And we should fear the circumstance behind that led to the practical circumstances of this incident. (KANG Seokpil)
※ Funded by DMZ Docs Project 2010
Director
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KIM Il-rhan, HONG Ji-youActive members of the Collective for Sexual Minority Cultures Pinks, a feminist cultural movement and gay/lesbian rights group dedicated to fostering a cultural environment for sexual minorities. Making their debut with Mamasang: Remember Me This Way, a military camp town documentary, Kim and Hong have directed 3xFTM, a film about human rights for transgenders, The Time of Our Lives, which is a story of Choi Hyeon-sook, a lesbian candidate for the National Assembly, and Miracle on Jongno Street, a film about the social comingout of four gay men. Two Doors is their fifth film.
두개의문 The Two Doors (2011)
레즈비언정치도전기The Time of Our Lives (2009, DMZ Docs´09)
3xFTM (2008)
마마상 Mamasang: Remember Me This Way (2005)
Credits
- Directors KIM Il-rhan, HONG Ji-you
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