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16 Takes On Korean Society

11th(2006) Wide Angle

Social Criticism · True Story · Irony  

  • CountryKorea
  • Production Year2006
  • Running Time110min
  • Format DV
  • ColorCOLOR
Program Note
The relocation and expansion of the US military base in Pyeongtaek, the Saemangeum tidal flat embankment, Dr. Hwang`s stem cell research, video horse racetracks, casinos in a dead mining town, workers struggling against labor casualization, the conscientious objectors of mandatory military service, the revision of the Private School Act, people`s resistance to the APEC Summit and WTO Ministerial, the struggle of women peasants, the Korea-US Free Trade Agreement, the US military`s strategic flexibility… The Republic of Korea is going mad!
Director
Director
Jae-soo LEE
Director
Kyung-jin JEON
Director
Dae-hee CHO
Director
Seil CHOI
Director
Soo-jeong LEE
Director
Doo-young CHO
Director
Lee Mario
LEE has made documentaries since he began his career at the Seoul Visual Collective in 1998. He is also experienced in policy issues, and problems surrounding independent films and videos while he was on the steering committee of the Association of Korean Independent Film and Video (KIFV). LEE’s documentary, [Rip It Up!](2001) was shown at the Seoul Independent Film Festival and Taiwan Documentary Film Festival, and since then, he has continuously directed, planned and produced [Mad Minutes](2003), [To Die or to Leave – Migrant Workers Interview Project](2004), and [16 Takes on Korean Society](2006).
Director
Chet LEE
As an artist and culture planner, Chet Lee held three solo exhibitions and runs a company that provides culture contents. Lee planned Hangul Transformer exhibition and 2009 JIMFF Media Art Project. Lee also directed a short film [Two People] in 2009. .
Director
JUNG Il-Gun
Born in 1976. He is a member of the documentary collective, Docu Purn. He has served as an assistant director and photographer for the documentary [우리 산이야] (2004, Kim Sung-hwan) and `Jongno, Winter` (Kim Dong-won) as part of the human rights project [If You Were Me 2] (2005). This year, his first productions, [Daechoori War], and [16 Takes of Korean Society], a co-production of Independent Film Producers and Media Activists, were both invited to PIFF.
Director
Tae Junseek
TAE Junseek studied cinema in the student’s film group at Konkuk University, and started working on documentaries at Labors News Production. His filmography includes [The Fired Workers](1997), [Days of Human](2000), [We Are All Goo bonju](2005), and others. His last film [Phill Soong Ver 2.0 - The Song on the Road](2007), was selected as the KyungSung Fund project in 2005 and was screened at the 12th Pusan International Film Festival and Seoul Independent Film Festival 2007.
Director
Eun-jung CHOI
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Credit
  • Director Jae-soo LEE 이재수, Kyung-jin JEON 전경진, Dae-hee CHO 조대희, Seil CHOI 최세일, Soo-jeong LEE 이수정, Doo-young CHO 조두영, Lee Mario 이마리오, Chet LEE 이훈규, JUNG Il-Gun 정일건, Tae Junseek 태준식, Eun-jung CHOI 최은정
  • Producer LEE Mario
  • Production Company 16 Takes on Korean Society` Project Team
    5F. Gye-dong 140-57, Jongno-gu, Seoul, 110-801, Korea
    leemario@korea.com