Mobility Rights

  • Documentary Film Competition

Year: 2023

Length: 20 mins

Country: United States / Korea

Language: Korean

Premiere: NYC Premiere

Directed by: Changhee Chun

Produced by: Changhee Chun

SEE THE FILM

Saturday Feb 22, 12:15 PM-2:40 PM – Documentary Shorts Program 1 + QA

Friday Feb 21, 1:00 PM-2:30 PM – Friday Matinee Documentary Shorts

MOBILITY RIGHTS is a poetic visual examination of disabled people’s struggle in South Korea. It portrays the fights of the disabled finally being seen after decades of denial of basic rights. As an observation of the their daily lives, the film allows the audience to not only relate to the struggle towards rights they endure, but also reflect on their own pursuit of rights and happiness. This film highlights the experiences and challenges that they face from the general public, despite Korea’s emphasis on being a communal society.

About the Director

Changhee Chun was a producer and director at several major broadcasting stations in Korea. He produced and directed over fifty television documentaries, commercials, music videos for many Korean pop stars and cooperate videos for major marketing firms. In 1996, his passion for communicating a personal message through the film image finally brought him to the United States. Most of his creative and professional visual projects have been well received at film festivals, juried screenings. He is a Morgan Woodward Distinguished Professor in Film at The University of Texas at Arlington.

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Awards

2024 Superfest Disability Film Festival – Disability Justice Award