Directed by
Shawn chung
Country of Origin
Korea, Republic of
Runtime
22:39
Category
Misawa Michio was born and raised in a small town near Tokyo, Japan. She married a Korean man through the Unification Church and immigrated to South Korea. She became a mother of two boys in Seoul. However, her husband died of liver cancer, and she was denied Korean citizenship by the Korean government for financial reasons. She is still living as a Japanese citizen, barely making a living by working as a temporary employee at a local welfare center. Her older son has a developmental disability, and her younger son fights with her every day. She thinks that her poor Korean language skills are a problem in communicating with her children. The only thing that gives her comfort is the Japanese women in the same situation she meets at the Unification Church. If she does not acquire Korean citizenship, she will have to return to Japan when her children become adults. She wants to travel around Korea’s beautiful mountains and attractions, but her situation does not allow it.
Director Biography – Shawn Chung
Shawn Chung is a South Korean filmmaker who retired from a career in IT and media strategy after 30 years. He founded the photobridge social enterprise, which operated media education programs for the socially disadvantaged. After the COVID-19 pandemic forced him to close his company, he began making films full-time. He strives to capture the voices of social minorities and social issues in his films.
In three years, he has made four short films and three mini documentaries in a one-person production format. He has covered topics such as environmental issues, the lives of low-income women, and the rise of artificial intelligence. His short films have been broadcast on OBS, a local broadcaster, and his mini documentaries have been broadcast on TBS, the Seoul Metropolitan Transportation Corporation’s radio station. One of his short films, “Where is Rumi’s House?” was nominated for the OBS Awards Diversity category in 2022.