This Isn't What It Appears (2022)
Among everything obscure in an image, there is always the camera. This Isn’t What It Appears reconstructs and radicalizes the ways to see and interpret archival photographs of Korean women taken in the 1950s by American soldiers stationed in South Korea. This film attempts to reveal the camera within the frame, not as an omniscient eye but as a reciprocal medium that subverts the hierarchy in an image.
Director: Heehyun Choi
Runtime: 20 min
Release Date: September 22, 2022
Language: 한국어/조선말
Original Language: ko
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is This Isn't What It Appears about?
- Among everything obscure in an image, there is always the camera. This Isn’t What It Appears reconstructs and radicalizes the ways to see and interpret archival photographs of Korean women taken in the 1950s by American soldiers stationed in South Korea. This film attempts to reveal the camera within the frame, not as an omniscient eye but as a reciprocal medium that subverts the hierarchy in an image.
- Who directed This Isn't What It Appears?
- This Isn't What It Appears was directed by Heehyun Choi.
- How long is This Isn't What It Appears?
- This Isn't What It Appears has a runtime of 20m (20 minutes).