By Park Han-sol
Indie Ground, an organization established by the Korean Film Council (KOFIC) to support the distribution of Korean independent films, will host a special online exhibition celebrating women-focused cinematic narratives this month. I m Purplay-Indie will be held in collaboration with over-the-top (OTT) platform Purplay for two weeks from March 18 to 31. A total of 28 movies from Indie Ground s online library will be available for streaming to promote contemporary films revolving around diverse female-led narratives and recognize the long-overdue achievements of female filmmakers.
The selection includes Hello (2018) starring Parasite actor Lee Jung-eun, The Monologue (2018) directed by Kim Ji-young, Born 1982 filmmaker Kim Do-young and Dong-a (2018) starring Shim Dal-gi from the charmingly bizarre Netflix series The School Nurse Files.