Seoul

Monday, December 9, 2023 | 5am EST
| 60 min.

Dec 9, 7pm KST, 5am EST

What is happening in Southern Hebron Hills? And what does a construction company such as ‘HD Hyundai’ have to do with it? <UNHEARD: Defend Masafer Yatta> will answer these questions as BDS Korea members and a filmmaker visit Palestine to find out. The local screening will also have a session of Q&A.

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Unheard: Defend Masafer Yatta Part 1

Sunmok Kwon

18 | South Korea | 2023

Unprecedented(unheard of) ethnic cleansing is taking place in Masafer Yatta. However, the international community is paying little attention(unheard) to this story. In April, OpenBook and BDS Korea visited the scene to capture the ongoing occupation, violence, and ethnic cleansing.

Sunmok Kwon is an independent documentor based in Seoul, Korea. He has been documenting people’s story around the world. He also has an interest in social justice. In 2019, he documented the 2019 Hong Kong protest and published a photo book. In 2023, he traveled to Palestine, specifically Masafer Yatta to document stories of people there.

Unheard: Defend Masafer Yatta Part 2

Sunmok Kwon

28 | South Korea | 2023

Unprecedented(unheard of) ethnic cleansing is taking place in Masafer Yatta. However, the international community is paying little attention(unheard) to this story. In April, OpenBook and BDS Korea visited the scene to capture the ongoing occupation, violence, and ethnic cleansing.

Sunmok Kwon is an independent documentor based in Seoul, Korea. He has been documenting people’s story around the world. He also has an interest in social justice. In 2019, he documented the 2019 Hong Kong protest and published a photo book. In 2023, he traveled to Palestine, specifically Masafer Yatta to document stories of people there. 

60 min

2023