The Dokdo islets in the East Sea
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The islets have been out of the news recently, but they return this month with documentary film `` Sorry Dokdo."
"First of all, I can't believe we have come this far. It was hard just to set foot on the islands, as the weather was so foggy most of the time. We also had to find people who really loved Dokdo and listen to their stories."
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"We didn't want to refute every little thing Japan threw at us. The movie is not about teaching people about our rights, but about the facts. The film doesn't force any message. We just looked into the lives of the people related to Dokdo, like the 80-year-old man who started learning English just to teach foreigners more about Dokdo and the members at VANK (Volunteer Agency Network of Korea)."
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Dokdo lover Kim was tapped
"Even for me, the Dokdo issue comes as a rather furious and extreme issue. But the movie is calm and peaceful. There were even some tear jerking moments for me at the end," he said.
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"We don't have much materials or relevant documents regarding this issue"
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"As a singer, my ultimate dream is to hold a big festival at Dokdo. It will be a natural way to remind the place to even foreigners. Where is the festival being held? At Dokdo. Where is that? In the East Sea? And where is that? In Korea," he added.
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"We tend to forget too fast. It's been a while since the Dokdo issue was the main news in our conversations, and I think this is the perfect time to bring such a film to the public," he said.
Jesus Tapdancing Christ.
Well, I know foreigners don't forget too fast, and are always concerned about this important issue. If you're like me you keep getting these goddamn emails from Canal Executivo. You also like to wear your love for the islets. I'm proud to remind you of a couple top-notch choices.
The first one is from prominent food blogger Zen Kimchi and is available here, the second by Andy in South Korea and is available through Babo Shirts. With all respect to Mr. Kimchi, even love for Dokdo in the East Sea of Korea won't compel many foreigners to spend $20 on a t-shirt.
I'm still looking for a distributor for mine:
2 comments:
I like the part that states they didn't have many relevent historical documents, and that the issue had been out of the spot light for a while.
Is this the most important thing going on in Korea?
I was initially involved in the project, but they rejected the script I submitted, and stopped answering my phone calls.
Apparently you're not allowed to say "Fuck Japan" for ten minutes straight on most Korean television stations.
Fucking censors. They're probably Japanese collaborators for all we know.
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