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Gwangcheon-dong, Mr.Kim

  • May 2024
  • 1hr

    26mins

  • Documentary
  • Directed by

    Kim Hwan-gyeong,

    Park Dong-hee,

    Gwangju is known as a key city of democracy in Korea. Kim Hwan-gyung, a young media artist, begins to live in a typical slum, Gwangcheon-dong. The residents share stories about the lives of the early urban poor, the first Gwangju democracy movement, and concerns about rapid redevelopment. Gwangcheon-dong is scheduled to be demolished and disappear entirely by 2024.