Film Screening of The Silence, plus Q&A with Film Editor/ Producer

The Silence traces the lives of 15 grandmothers who were forcibly drafted as Japanese military sex slaves during WWII. The film carefully portrays the aftermaths of their lives once the war was over. These women were euphemistically called “comfort women” by the Japanese imperial military army and sexually exploited by military soldiers.

In May 1994, 15 grandmothers left for Japan to make their voice heard on the issues of compensation and legal acknowledgement and apology from Japanese government about their past war crimes. The film is the record of struggles carried on by the victims of “comfort women” who broke their half-century long silence to retain dignity and to recover tarnished reputation.

Questions and Answers with Film Editor/Producer
This film screening will be followed by a question and answer session with the editor and producer Ma-Eui Park from Japan.

Sponsors: Jungah Kim, Assistant Professor of English, BMCC, Victoria Apostol-Marius, Program Coordinator of BMCC Women’s Resource Center, Eunah Lee, Assistant Professor of Philosophy, St. Joseph’s College New York

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