Behind the Loom

Directed by HEEJOO KIM

United States of America, 2021
Documentary, Experimental

A short documentary about the impact of war on women, underscoring rape as a war crime.

 

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HEEJOO KIM

Film Synopsis

HEEJOO Behind the Loom is a short experimental animated documentary about the story of women during World War II. It unpacks the mystery of a family tragedy looking through a miniature handmade loom. It is the forgotten story of the brutalization of women and girls leading up to The Siege of Berlin in 1945.

This film describes the impact of the war from a female perspective using personal testimonies and letters portraying the previously untold and true story of how Hanni, a mother, and her four daughters coped with the approaching force of the Red Army and the tribulation that ensued. Over 100,000 women and girls were raped during the Siege of Berlin, rarely is this fact acknowledged in history. The heartbreaking letters of Hanni’s husband Albert, provide clues as to why his family died and how he used the power of art to heal himself.

Behind the Loom incorporates history, human rights, and feminism in an experimental documentary form.​​

Tags Documentary Experimental Mental Health





The founder of Hommage, Mark Shaba published this review on 12.01.2023. Mark is a filmmaker from Victoria, Australia. He respectfully acknowledges the past and present traditional owners of the land on which he creates, promotes and screens art, the Wurundjeri people of the Kulin nation who are the custodians.

 
 

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