DMZ Docs Korean Film Festival: A Window Looking at the World

With the DMZ International Documentary Film Festival's mission to "provide opportunities for growing to Korean and Asian documentary filmmakers and to give a field that cineastes and audience together celebrate the festival through the documentary," seven documentary films were shown in the two-day DMZ Docs Korean Film Festival held last May 14 and 15, at …

석가탄신일, 연등회: Buddha’s Birthday and the Lotus Lantern Festival in Korea

In Korea, Children’s Day, Parent’s Day, Teacher’s Day, and Buddha’s birthday all fall in May - making it known as the month of holidays. However, out of these, only Children’s Day and Buddha’s birthday are national holidays, or ‘red days’ as they are known. On May 3, millions of people across Korea will come together to celebrate …