The CWNU Humanities Center held a ¡°Diversity Film Festival¡± from a humanities perspective from October 27th to November 2nd. It was part of ¡°Humanities Week: Breaking Social Barriers,¡± which was hosted by the Ministry of Education and the National Research Foundation of Korea. During the week, many events were held across the country, including a world humanities forum, a humanities empathy concert, and a UCC contest. The Gyeongnam Culture and Art Foundation, the Gyeongnam Movie Association, and Cinemarket participated in CWNU¡¯s Film Festival. Various movies were shown on a first-come-first-serve, free of charge basis at CWNU and CGV.
CWNU screened ¡®South of the Border¡¯, ¡®The Fake¡¯, ¡®The Kid with a Bike¡¯, and ¡®Transamerica¡¯ under the category of ¡°Films with Commentary.¡± After the movies, CWNU professors explained and wrote impressions about the movies. At CGV, ¡®Night Flight¡¯, ¡®The Journals of Musan¡¯, ¡®Shuttlecock¡¯, and ¡®Han Gong-ju¡¯ were played, and the audience met the movie¡¯s directors. What the selected movies had in common was that they were all independent movies, that dealt with prejudice in modern society.
Yeom Jae-sang, head of the Humanities Center, said, ¡°Although the screened movies are not popular with the public, they can enrich our lives through profound insight. This film festival is a chance to think about the value of life, and to reflect on your life.¡°
The CWNU Humanities Center was selected for a humanity lecture for citizens by the National Research Foundation of Korea three years in a row. ¡°Enjoying Humanities Through Movies¡± has been held in room 419, Building 11 every fourth Friday since 2012. Whoever likes movies, whether a student or citizen, can watch movies, share opinions with each other, and have a good time.
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