“The Truth Shall Not Sink”: Korean Documentary Film and the Fall of Park Geun-hye
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From their earliest beginnings during the years of the Korean War, Korean independent documentaries have attempted the bold task of illuminating, analysing, and defining the public issues that relate to social groups excluded or overlooked by official power rather than attempting to reflect on private anxieties or concerns. In its early history, however, it had to contend with obscurity and a severe lack of funds. Following the renaissance of Korean film production in the late 1990s, the Korean documentary has taken on a newly significant status. After an extended introduction to the history of this important genre, this paper will deal with the controversy surrounding the screening of the documentary The Truth Shall Not Sink with Sewol at the Busan International Film Festival. It will examine the way in which the major issues raised by this documentary became entwined in the growing scandal and eventual public disgrace of the first female president of the Korean republic, Park Geun-hye.
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From their earliest beginnings during the years of the Korean War, Korean independent documentaries have attempted the bold task of illuminating, analysing, and defining the public issues that relate to social groups excluded or overlooked by official power rather than attempting to reflect on private anxieties or concerns. In its early history, however, it had to contend with obscurity and a severe lack of funds. Following the renaissance of Korean film production in the late 1990s, the Korean documentary has taken on a newly significant status. After an extended introduction to the history of this important genre, this paper will deal with the controversy surrounding the screening of the documentary The Truth Shall Not Sink with Sewol at the Busan International Film Festival. It will examine the way in which the major issues raised by this documentary became entwined in the growing scandal and eventual public disgrace of the first female president of the Korean republic, Park Geun-hye.