KCL FILM STUDIES RESEARCH SEMINAR THE FILM In 2001, plans were unveiled for the building of 52 765kV-transmission towers in the rural community of Miryang, to transfer electricity from a nuclear power plant to city areas. IniDally, residents of the idyllic area paid liEle heed to the news but as they gradually realised the devastaDng impact the towers would have on their lives and livelihoods as simple farmers, they began to speak out. Not only did their words fall on deaf ears but democraDc procedures were ignored and the (mostly elderly) villagers began to see their land taken from them and the construcDon expedited by force. documents the villagers’ plight, follows their increasingly desperate efforts to prevent the towers from being built and deLly details the oLen violent dangers they face at the hands of corporate authoriDes and the law. Wednesday, 11 th November 2015 18H00 – 21H00 Arthur Lucas Theatre This research seminar is held in partnership with The London Korean Film FesDval 2015. For more informaDon on the fesDval and booking, please visit the website www.koreanfilm.co.uk. THE EVENT The London Korean Film FesDval (LKFF) runs from 2-14 November and this year celebrates its 10th Anniversary. BoasDng 52 films across features and shorts, a host of UK Premieres, retrospecDves and newly introduced Emerging Directors and Documentary strands, the 2015 FesDval offers UK audiences a fantasDc opportunity to discover the very best in Korean cinema. With works from established filmmakers including Bong Joon Ho, to up-and-coming directors and renowned Korean actors, this FesDval guarantees to offer something for everyone. For more informaDon on the KCL Film Studies Research Seminar series visit: hEp://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/filmstudies/research/Research-Seminars-15-16.aspx Screening and Q&A Miryang Arirang-Legend of Miryang 2 DIRECTOR: PARK BAE-IL CAST: KIM YOUNG-JA, PARK EUN-SUK, KIM MAL-HEA, SON HEE-KEONG DOCUMENTARY│2015│CERT. 15│106MIN

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KCLFILMSTUDIESRESEARCHSEMINAR

THEFILMIn2001,planswereunveiledforthebuildingof52765kV-transmissiontowersintheruralcommunityofMiryang,totransferelectricityfromanuclearpowerplanttocityareas.IniDally,residentsoftheidyllicareapaidliEleheedtothenewsbutastheygraduallyrealisedthedevastaDngimpactthetowerswouldhaveontheirlivesandlivelihoodsassimplefarmers,theybegantospeakout.NotonlydidtheirwordsfallondeafearsbutdemocraDcprocedureswereignoredandthe(mostlyelderly)villagersbegantoseetheirlandtakenfromthemandtheconstrucDonexpeditedbyforce.documentsthevillagers’plight,followstheirincreasinglydesperateeffortstopreventthetowersfrombeingbuiltanddeLlydetailstheoLenviolentdangerstheyfaceatthehandsofcorporateauthoriDesandthelaw.

Wednesday,11thNovember201518H00–21H00ArthurLucasTheatreThisresearchseminarisheldinpartnershipwithTheLondonKoreanFilmFesDval2015.FormoreinformaDononthefesDvalandbooking,pleasevisitthewebsitewww.koreanfilm.co.uk.

THEEVENTTheLondonKoreanFilmFesDval(LKFF)runsfrom2-14Novemberandthisyearcelebratesits10thAnniversary.BoasDng52filmsacrossfeaturesandshorts,ahostofUKPremieres,retrospecDvesandnewlyintroducedEmergingDirectorsandDocumentarystrands,the2015FesDvaloffersUKaudiencesafantasDcopportunitytodiscovertheverybestinKoreancinema.WithworksfromestablishedfilmmakersincludingBongJoonHo,toup-and-comingdirectorsandrenownedKoreanactors,thisFesDvalguaranteestooffersomethingforeveryone.

FormoreinformaDonontheKCLFilmStudiesResearchSeminarseriesvisit:hEp://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/filmstudies/research/Research-Seminars-15-16.aspx

ScreeningandQ&AMiryangArirang-LegendofMiryang2

DIRECTOR:PARKBAE-ILCAST:KIMYOUNG-JA,PARKEUN-SUK,KIMMAL-HEA,SONHEE-KEONGDOCUMENTARY│2015│CERT.15│106MIN