You are invited to a screening of the feminist documentary film <Face, The Other Side> hosted by the KSVRC with the director Lee Sun-hee in attendance.

Movie summary:

The culture of men watching illegally filmed videos of sexual violence is becoming a huge problem in Korea. Videos of sexual intercourse filmed without the consent of women, are publicly shared on illegal sex violence video sites. Female victims of these videos are branded as ‘something-something girl’ and become content products that are bought without copyrights. These transactions have created a huge market. Women can’t help but live in constant fear of getting their exposed bodies or sexual intercourses filmed anywhere, anytime, by anyone. Yet, the police are tepid with investigations and punishments, and consequently female victims’ lives are destroyed psychologically, socially, and financially. Infuriated by reality, some ordinary women have turned into political feminist warriors. Getting by with part-time jobs, they voluntarily gather together, and spend countless hours trying to identify the faces of the consumers of illegal videos so that they can collect enough evidence to report to the police. They also erase the victims’ videos and help them restore their life. Face, the Other Side goes beyond investigative reporting rather than simply unearthing the criminal cartel that consumes, produces, and distributes sexual violence videos. The film is an empowering story of young women growing into feminists and activists to reclaim the control of their bodies. They are the ones who change the world. [CHO HyeYoung, Seoul International Women’s Film Festival]

Details:

Film screening: 93 minutes + Story time 60 minutes

Date: 2018/11/29 (Thursday) at 7pm

Location: KSVRC Yi Angela Hall, (32-42, Seongji-1-gil, Mapo, Seoul), B1

Questions: Plesae email ksvrc@sisters.or.kr or call directly at 02-338-2890

[Originally posted on 2018.11.01]