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Edhi Alice (에디 앨리스), dir. Ilrhan Kim, South Korea 2024, Korean with English subtitles, 130 min.
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In Edhi Alice, director and queer activist Ilrhan Kim interrogates how documentaries about trans communities are made: the creative decisions, relationships, and ethical questions involved. The subject of the documentary is Edhi, who works as a counsellor for LGBTQ+ teens in Seoul, and has decided to undertake gender reassignment surgery. Edhi’s story intertwines with that of Alice, the lighting technician on the film crew and an older trans woman, who is preoccupied with challenging popular stereotypes about female and male bodies. This powerful and thought-provoking documentary refuses to compromise in its depiction of post-surgery recuperation, but offers an authentic portrayal of the trans experience and allyship in South Korea. Edhi Alice is a generous, delicate film and - courtesy of Alice’s lighting - a visually stunning one.
This screening will be followed by an in-person Q&A with filmmaker Ilrhan Kim.
This screening will be followed by an in-person Q&A with filmmaker Ilrhan Kim.
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07:30 pm
Sun, 18 May 2025
Cinema 1
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Cinema 1
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