Gwangcheon-dong, Mr.Kim

Gwangcheon-dong, Mr.Kim (2024)

May 2nd, 20241h 26min

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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.


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