Search results for "documentary film"

4 Venice Film Festival Picks Headed to Korea This Year

4 Venice Film Festival Picks Headed to Korea This Year

The Venice International Film Festival, counted among the world’s three major film festivals along with the Berlin International Film Festival and the Cannes Film Festival, has announced the lineup for its 83rd edition. The festival runs Sept. 2–12 in Venice, Italy.
[Interview] “Not releasing this video is a bigger sin.” What should we have done? Director Tomoaki Fujino ②

[Interview] “Not releasing this video is a bigger sin.” What should we have done? Director Tomoaki Fujino ②

When her older sister develops symptoms of schizophrenia, her parents choose to put a lock on the front door instead of taking her to a hospital. Unable to look away, the younger brother picks up a camera and steps into that silence.
Because they could not obtain the family’s consent, ethical questions about the film’s release inevitably follow. ​You asked a really important question. There are ethical issues, of course. In fact, we released it without getting permission or even understanding from any member of the family.
[Interview] “It’s a bigger sin not to release this video.” How should it have been handled? Director Tomoaki Fujino ①

[Interview] “It’s a bigger sin not to release this video.” How should it have been handled? Director Tomoaki Fujino ①

When it was released in Japan, the film posed pointed questions about families with disabled relatives and issues of caregiving, and interest continues as it opened in South Korea on the 29th of last month.
There’s a film that has sparked buzz on every front, from the source material—an older sister’s schizophrenia and the parents’ confinement of her—to the production of a private documentary recorded by the family, and to the theater release format despite the absence of IPTV, VOD, OTT, and other...
“Were the parents too harsh?” The behind-the-scenes story from director Tomoaki Fujino about a sister who spent 25 years locked away

“Were the parents too harsh?” The behind-the-scenes story from director Tomoaki Fujino about a sister who spent 25 years locked away

The film ‘What Should We Have Done?’ opens… It portrays the realities of psychiatric medicine in the 1980s and a family’s anguish, setting a record of 55 straight sellouts in Japan
“What Should We Have Done?” 25 years of seclusion… A painful choice by doctor parentsA hot-ticket release in Japan with 55 consecutive sellouts, shining a light on psychiatric medical realities of the 1980s and the family’s dilemmaBeyond one slice of tragedy: reflection on the other side of the...
Legendary Band Oasis Reunites for Up-Close Documentary ‘Oasis: Don’t Look Back in Anger,’ Set for September Theatrical Release After Venice Invitation

Legendary Band Oasis Reunites for Up-Close Documentary ‘Oasis: Don’t Look Back in Anger,’ Set for September Theatrical Release After Venice Invitation

A vivid account of the Gallagher brothers’ dramatic reunion after 16 years and the intense journey of the 2025 world tour Produced by Steven Knight of ‘Peaky Blinders’ and gaining an invitation coup to the World Premiere at the 83rd Venice International Film Festival Korean theaters will get a first look before a global release via Disney+, with a flood of previously unreleased footage to ignite fans worldwide
〈Oasis: Don’t Look Back in Anger〉 arrives in September theaters after making its way to the Venice International Film Festival.A legendary homecoming marked by a reunion after 16 years and a world tour The film 〈Oasis: Don’t Look Back in Anger〉 chronicles Oasis’s historic reunion—the legendary...
Donald Trump Snares More Than $10.7 Million in Personal Licensing Fees From Amazon Documentary Deal: A Story Behind Amazon’s Contract

Donald Trump Snares More Than $10.7 Million in Personal Licensing Fees From Amazon Documentary Deal: A Story Behind Amazon’s Contract

The revelation comes from Trump’s public financial disclosure Amazon MGM Studios pours $7.5 million (about ₩100 billion) into acquiring the documentary and marketing it The opposition blasts it as “bribery by a big corporation trying to win favor in the White House”… Amazon and the White House deny any special treatment
It has been confirmed that U. S. President Donald Trump profited from a personal licensing fee exceeding $10 million through a contract for an Amazon documentary film that portrays First Lady Melania Trump’s life.
59 Hours of Unreleased Footage Returns…Elvis Presley Reborn on the Screen

59 Hours of Unreleased Footage Returns…Elvis Presley Reborn on the Screen

The 59 hours of rare video and voice found by director Baz Luhrmann. With “EPiC,” opening July 1, the legendary stage of the “King of Rock ’n’ Roll” returns once again.
A body turned myth, a massive pop-culture ‘epic’ awakensUnder the dazzling lights of Las Vegas, the United States, there is a man who throws himself into the roar. In the fleeting moment when sweat scatters through the air, the crowd’s frenzy feels less like simple cheering and more like a...
The Boundaries of an Art Language Are No Limits — Inside Albert Serra’s World (1)

The Boundaries of an Art Language Are No Limits — Inside Albert Serra’s World (1)

It is the first time that a work by director Albert Serra has received an official theatrical release in South Korea; his “The Solitaire Afternoon” is set to open here.
This is the first time that a work by director Albert Serra has received an official theatrical release in South Korea. 〈The Solitaire Afternoon〉 is a film that closely captures the look of world-renowned bullfighter Andrés Roca Rey, one of the giants of modern bullfighting, created by director...

"Housewife Dad" Documentary Film 'The Foul King Monkey' About a Dad Who Stays Home for His Four Children

A Documentary Telling the Real-Life Day-to-Day Parenting of a Stay-at-Home Dad Raising Four Siblings, 'The Foul King Monkey' Opens on the 20th
The Misfit of the 0. 8 Birthrate Era: The Special Everyday Life of a Dad and His Four Kids—and a Male Stay-at-Home ParentA Heavy Topic Thrown at the Super-Low-Birthrate Age, Documentary 'The Foul King Monkey'In South Korea, where the total fertility rate hovers around 0.
'Adult Kimjangha' Director Kim Hyun-ji’s New Film 'Namtaeryeong' Concludes a Press Conference Ahead of Its May 20 Release

'Adult Kimjangha' Director Kim Hyun-ji’s New Film 'Namtaeryeong' Concludes a Press Conference Ahead of Its May 20 Release

Capturing the new solidarity and records made by Twitter-obsessed outsiders who move between the scene and X (Twitter) Director Kim Hyun-ji and former National Council of Korean Farmers’ Unions Secretary-General Kwon Hyuk-ju, Ham Se-jin, Yongju, and others attend, shedding light on the meaning of the digital public square Media distribution preview screening and press conference wrap up successfully on May 14; the film will have its official theatrical release on May 20
〈Namtaeryeong〉 has wrapped up this press conference and is getting ready to meet the audience.〈Namtaeryeong〉 is the new work by Director Kim Hyun-ji, who directed 〈Adult Kimjangha〉. It is a record of a new kind of solidarity created as Twitter-obsessed outsiders move back and forth between the...