Permission to Exist

Permission to Exist

The quest for self-acceptance in a world that demands perfection
20201h 45minDocumentary MoviesEnglish, 한국어/조선말
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Plot

In just sixty years, South Korea went from being one of the poorest countries on the Asian continent to having the 12th largest economy in the entire world. Every year, it is measured that Korean students have some of the highest test scores and a higher rate of acceptance into Ivy League schools compared to all other nations. But on the flip side, South Korea also has one of the highest suicide rates in the developed world, the highest gender pay gap of all developed countries, and the highest plastic surgery rate per capita. Always expected to receive top scores and constantly bombarded by media and messages that seem to demand nothing short of visual “perfection,” how do these individuals come to accept and learn to love themselves as they are?

WriterBo Yeon Kim
DirectorKelley Katzenmeyer
Actor
CountrySouth Korea
ProductionIndie Doorway LLC