MAIFF 2026  -

Retrospective of Han Okhi

The Hole

June 9 | June 13

6:00 PM

Cinema Moderne | Goethe-Institut Montreal

Experimental

9

minutes

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About the Film

Director

Han Okhi

Country

South Korea

Year

1974

Program

Retrospective of Han Okhi

Curated by

MAiFF Programming Team

Description

Synopsis | This experimental film portrays a person confined in prison, capturing their intense desire to escape into an open world. Through this struggle, it expresses a longing for freedom and the psychological tension between physical imprisonment and inner liberation.

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About the Director
Han Okhi
Director
A pioneering Korean experimental filmmaker and film critic, Han Okhi studied Korean literature at Ewha Women’s University. While working as a journalist for a magazine, she encountered filmmakers, painters and writers of the young generation, who were trying to rebel against the established culture. She became interested in experimental film and found peers who shared her vision.A pioneering Korean experimental filmmaker and film critic, Han Okhi studied Korean literature at Ewha Women’s University. While working as a journalist for a magazine, she encountered filmmakers, painters and writers of the young generation, who were trying to rebel against the established culture. She became interested in experimental film and found peers who shared her vision.
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