Film Screening:

The Remnants

(KIM Il-Rhan & LEE Hyuk-sang, 2016, 117 min, South Korea, in Korean w/ English subtitles, Color, Digital) 

-- Preceded by a reception at 5:30pm on "The Landing" (Bryan Center, formerly the location of Au Bon Pain). 

-- Q&A to follow w/ filmmakers KIM Il-Rhan and LEE Hyuk-sang!

The Remnants profiles five persons: victims of the Yongsan Tragedy of 2009 who were prosecuted as perpetrators. While production group Yonbunhongchima’s previous film Two Doors dealt with state violence through the police, The Remnants tries to explore the issue from within the community. The five interviewees’ confessional talk, mixed with remorse and introspection, is captured subtly by the camera. But just as pictures and evidence had limitations in Two Doors, The Remnants points out that the search for truth cannot rely on human memories alone.

"Although the film takes standard tactics which is an interview documentary, The Remnants has many layers within it including unstoppable self-examination"
-- Lee Seung-min, DMZ Docs

Cost: Free and open to the public

Sponsors: Academy of Korean Studies, Duke Korea Forum, Asian Pacific Studies Institute (APSI), the Department of Asian and Middle Eastern Studies (AMES), and the Program in the Arts of the Moving Image (AMI).