The Korean Cultural Centre Canada is pleased to partner with the Montreal International Documentary Festival to provide support for the screening of 'K-Family Affairs' directed by Arum Nam.

The Montreal International Documentary Festival (RIDM) is one of North America’s leading documentary film festivals. Each year, the RIDM presents around a hundred Canadian and international documentaries. Its industry event, Forum RIDM, is Quebec’s only documentary forum.

'K-Family Affairs' will be held on November 16 at 2:00 PM and November 26 at 3:00 PM at CINÉMATHÈQUE QUÉBÉCOISE - SALLE CRAVE. For more information, please visit the RIDM website (https://ridm.ca/en/films/k-family-affairs)

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K-Family Affairs

Director: Arum Nam

Runtime: 86m

Country: Republic of Korea (South Korea)

Synopsis

In her first feature-length documentary, filmmaker Nam Arum turns her camera on her parents, two members of South Korea’s 386 Generation. The political activism of this generation came to a head in June 1987 with major protests that forced the authoritarian government to hold universal suffrage elections and implement key democratic reforms. Over 35 years later, the filmmaker reflects on the state of this democracy through a warm-hearted family portrait set against the backdrop of the country’s recent history. Using a personal and intimate cinematic style, Arum examines her father's adherence to conventionality as a high-ranking civil servant and her mother's fervent enthusiasm as a feminist activist. In the midst of these two contrasting dynamics, Arum seeks to discover her own role and how she can contribute to social change.