Seventy years after their imprisonment in so-called "comfort stations," Grandma Gil in South Korea, Grandma Cao in China, and Grandma Adela in the Philippines are facing their twilight years. After decades of living in silence and shame about their experiences of institutionalized rape and sexual slavery, in The Apology they give first-hand accounts of the truth. They are seeking an apology, and hope that this horrific chapter of history will not be forgotten.

To bring The Apology to the screen, director Tiffany Hsiung enlisted an all female team (including Mary Stephens, editor of Lixin Fan's film Last Train Home). Hsiung drew on devastating personal experience as well as six years spent documenting the lives of survivors of military sexual assault during WWII.

Icarus Films Collection

Asia, Asian Studies, China, Korea, World War II, Social Movements, Women's Studies, Human Rights

Hsiung, Tiffany (Director), Lee, Anita (Producer), Stephen, Mary (Editor), Barber, Lesley (Musical Director), Icarus Films (Producer)

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English

adult/continuing education, higher education, college, high school (grades 10-12)

Name	Icarus Films
Role	distributor
Telephone	1-718-488-8900
Address	32 Court St, 21st Floor, Brooklyn, NY 11201
Email	[email protected]

2016-01-01

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