THE FORGOTTEN WAR
Nominees and Awards
- ★ 2026 SXSW Special Jury Prize
Synopsis
In June 1950, the United Nations decided to send military forces under American command to support the South Korean army, facing the invasion of North Korea and China. France's participation took the form of an entirely volunteer unit, the French Battalion of the United Nations (BF/ONU).
Through the testimonies of various participants, and by structuring the narrative around the key moment of the Battle of Jipyeong-ri, Hayoun Kwon chooses to give a human face to the suffering common to all wars, while highlighting the solidarity and friendship that developed between the French troops and Korean soldiers embedded in the Battalion.
Team
Director
Hayoun KWON
Korean renowned artist, Hayoun Kwon co-founded Innerspace VR, one of the very first virtual reality studios. She has been developing for several years now a work on heritage and memory.
She recently developed several immersive installations such as The Guardians of Jade Mountain, co-produced with Taïwan and in official selection at Venice 2024.
