Saturday, April 4, 2026
1:00-2:30 PM
Off Campus Location
2025 ‧ Documentary ‧ 1h 29min ‧ Unrated
View the trailer at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xg5q85vC3zE
The 2024 documentary Voices is a profound and essential South Korean film directed by Jee Hyewon that illuminates the long-silenced experiences of the female survivors of the Jeju 4.3 Incident—a series of brutal anti-communist suppression campaigns and massacres that took place on Jeju Island from 1948 to 1954. The film meticulously gathers testimonies from the women, many of whom were young at the time, detailing the violence, the loss of family members, and the decades of trauma and stigma they carried in silence. By focusing on these women, including the island's famous haenyeo (female free divers), the documentary provides a vital, underrepresented perspective on a painful chapter of Korean history. Voices was a critical success on the festival circuit, winning the Documentary Award in the Special Awards category at the 25th Jeonju International Film Festival in 2024.
Directed by Ji Hye-won
Presented in Korean with English subtitles
To learn more about the Jeju 4.3 uprising and massacre, please visit http://jeju43peace.org or download this pdf document ( https://myumi.ch/D82J8) created by Jeju Dark Tours ( https://www.jejudarktours.org).
Accommodation: If there is anything we can do to make this event accessible to you, please contact us at outreachkorea@umich.edu. Please be aware that advance notice is necessary as some accommodations may require more time for the university to arrange.
View the trailer at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xg5q85vC3zE
The 2024 documentary Voices is a profound and essential South Korean film directed by Jee Hyewon that illuminates the long-silenced experiences of the female survivors of the Jeju 4.3 Incident—a series of brutal anti-communist suppression campaigns and massacres that took place on Jeju Island from 1948 to 1954. The film meticulously gathers testimonies from the women, many of whom were young at the time, detailing the violence, the loss of family members, and the decades of trauma and stigma they carried in silence. By focusing on these women, including the island's famous haenyeo (female free divers), the documentary provides a vital, underrepresented perspective on a painful chapter of Korean history. Voices was a critical success on the festival circuit, winning the Documentary Award in the Special Awards category at the 25th Jeonju International Film Festival in 2024.
Directed by Ji Hye-won
Presented in Korean with English subtitles
To learn more about the Jeju 4.3 uprising and massacre, please visit http://jeju43peace.org or download this pdf document ( https://myumi.ch/D82J8) created by Jeju Dark Tours ( https://www.jejudarktours.org).
Accommodation: If there is anything we can do to make this event accessible to you, please contact us at outreachkorea@umich.edu. Please be aware that advance notice is necessary as some accommodations may require more time for the university to arrange.
| Building: | Off Campus Location |
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| Location: | State Theater, 233 S State St, Ann Arbor |
| Event Type: | Film Screening |
| Tags: | Asian Languages And Cultures, Film Series, Free, Korea, korean cinema |
| Source: | Happening @ Michigan from Nam Center for Korean Studies, International Institute, Asian Languages and Cultures |
