2014 April Sewol sinking
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- DirectorSeung-jun YiDocuments the sinking of a South Korean Ferry. As a result of the ineptitude of the first response to the emerging situation, hundreds of people, mostly children lost their lives.
- DirectorOk-Hee JeongA South Korean ferry named Sewol sank on the 16th of April 2014 and 304 people died. 245 victims of them were teenagers. Their relatives have been fighting for more than a year for a thorough and independent investigation - a desperate fight against the government.
- DirectorNeil GeorgeMatthew RootStarsJang HoonKwon Oh HyunOwen MillerOn the 16th April 2014 South Korea was changed as a nation. After the days, weeks and months that followed the Sewol tragedy, the country became undone, untrusting and more divided than we have ever seen in its history. 'After the Sewol' explores the changing faces of this nation through the eyes of two British film makers. They talk with relatives of the victims, rescue divers and activists about their struggles and battles since this tragic accident happened and embark upon a journey to uncover how this accident came about, looking deep into Korean history about why no action was taken to prevent it in the first place. This journey takes them all over Korea, meeting an older generation struggling to create a safer place for their children to live in and a young vibrant generation fighting for a corrupt free society. But, all of them searching for one thing, the truth about why the Sewol victims died.
- DirectorHae-ryong AhnSang-Ho LeeA documentary on the South Korean ferry disaster that claimed the lives of more than 300 passengers in April, 2014.