Tiburon International Film Festival

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Year:  2007
Running Time:  86 minutes
Country:  USA/Korea/Japan
Genre:  Documentary
Cast:  Narrator: YunJin Kim
Showtime:   Tuesday, March 18, 2008 @ 03:15 PM
Director:  Anthony Gilmore

Description:  Behind Forgotten Eyes examines the enduring legacy of this horrifying chapter of history in both Korea and Japan. As the first English-language film to tackle this volatile issue, Behind Forgotten Eyes aims to focus the world’s attention on this unsettled aspect of Japan’s colonial heritage and to educate an American public unfamiliar with East Asian history and modern society.

Behind Forgotten Eyes combines first-hand accounts from both Korean women and Japanese soldiers who lived through the nightmare with the expert testimony of academics, social activists, and professionals from Japan, Korea, and the United States to offer a candid look into an issue that has been ignored for far too long. Time is running out for these women and their stories.

Awards:

Best Film (2007 Conflict & Resolution), Hamptons International Film Festival
Best Documentary (2007 Award), Melbourne Independent Film Festival
Best Documentary (2007 Juror’s Award), Kern Projection’s Film Festival
Best Documentary (2007 Silver Award), Everglades International Film Festival
Best Documentary (2007 Award), Ashville Film Festival

Languages: Korean, Japanese, and English with English subtitles

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Screening With: Tiffin

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