Convicted as a rioter rather than a documentarian at the Western District Court, what did the director capture? A documentary reflection following the people's gaze that never stopped, even as the world collapsed.
Jung Yoon-suk
as Self
In December 2024, an emergency martial law is declared by the Yoon Sukyeol government. Designers join the impeachment protests as members of the solidarity group "Democracy Saving Fem- Queer- Network." However, they face a situation where there are neither banners nor placards available for immediate use at the rally!
When election fraud allegations rock the heart of Korean democracy, a determined whistleblower races to expose the truth before the nation's future hangs in the balance.
On the night of December 3, 2024, South Korea was thrown into chaos. What the public first heard as "an insurrection" quickly became one of the most polarising political events in modern Korean history. This documentary revisits that night and asks a deeper question: Was it really a coup attempt or the result of a calculated political trap? Through interviews, legal analysis, and evidence, the film investigates the impeachment of President Yoon Suk-yeol and the rapid collapse of his administration. It explores claims that an overwhelming opposition majority, built through alleged election manipulation, enabled a form of "legislative dictatorship" that mirrored the path that led to President Park Geun-hye's impeachment eight years earlier.
South Korea's 2024-25 social awakening: ordinary citizens show courage, solidarity, redefining era protection
When martial law crushes democracy in 2024, a targeted politician and ordinary citizens unite to fight back—can they reclaim their freedom?
Investigator tracks seeds of ruin from Rhee's regime persisting in today's power structures, exposes erased names, silenced records—can reveal powerful figures behind lies before history repeats?
Martial law and the square that sweeped South Korea. The same fans I saw at the concert halls were there. Dear you, who brought your light to the square.
In the third year of the Yoon Sukyeol administration, the nation was already at a boiling point. A move to end democracy backfired, opening the plaza. This records the accidental Namtaeryeong plaza on a winter solstice night and the struggle to carry its spirit into everyday life.
In December 2024, the 20th President of the Republic of Korea declared emergency martial law. Korean society has once again split into left and right, engaging in extreme hatred and violence. I wanted to explore this sentiment of hatred that is pervasive throughout our society.
Can music truly become a rallying cry? Danpyunsun, a veteran of Hongdae's indie scene, forms Danpyunsun & The Moments and records the album Hail to the Music. "Music must be vulgar!" he cries. But after the December 3 Martial Law, the world proves more grotesque than art. So he shouts louder: to those enduring this world—come with me. Fight!
A political documentary drama unearths the shocking truth behind South Korea's civil war and unresolved past.
A veteran documentary producer exposes alleged election fraud ahead of the 2025 vote, grappling with system flaws and sparking fierce debate on democracy's future.
On May 27, 1980—the last day of the Gwangju Uprising—students at Sinheung High School in Jeonju defied martial law. Their teacher disciplined them to protect them, but this act of love left forty years of misunderstanding. Now in his nineties, the teacher reunites with his former students to finally offer each other the reconciliation they had long set aside.
The film follows the 2023 raid by the Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office on investigative outlet Newstapa. Director Kim Yongjin, its former head, traces a pattern of political prosecutions against critical journalists—from reports on Yoon Suk-yeol to Cho Kuk and Kim Keon-hee. Combining on-site footage, journalist testimonies, and legal records, the film reveals how special funds were used to pressure the media, silence dissent, and manipulate public opinion. It is a powerful reminder of the ongoing struggle to protect press freedom and democratic values in South Korea.
Priest's prophecy sparks turmoil under President Yoon. Citizens rise against emergency rule. Revolution erupts, impeachment follows. Is civil war over?
