Synopsis

Youngchun Hur is the father of Won keun Hur who lost his life in 1984 (during the Fifth Republic of Korea). At the time of his death, Hur Won Keun was serving in the army as a Private First Class. Since the cause of his son's death was not made clear by an official investigation, Mr. Hur taught himself forensic medicine to reveal the truth. Autodidact was initiated by a meeting with Mr. Hur, a family member of the victim of a suspicious death in the military and an unofficial forensic investigator. The video shows magnified images of Mr. Hur's investigative materials he studied and examined along with his handwritings. At the same time, two narrators tell a story. (The script took its inspiration from my conversation with Mr. Hur about the 30 years of struggle to reveal the truth while being under the control of state authority.The topics of conversation included politics, life, and forensic evidence).The two alternating narrators are Mr. Hur and a man in his early twenties.

 

Director's Statement

The work attempts to establish a method of reflecting the 'voice' of the others through reading by eyes, reading by voice, and re-reading by voice.

 

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