Permission to Exist
“The quest for self-acceptance in a world that demands perfection”
2020•1h 45m•Released
Documentary
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?
Director
Kelley Katzenmeyer
Writer
Douglas Blush, Bo Yeon Kim, Jaeho Lee, Paul Stafford
Languages
English, Korean
Studio
Indie Doorway LLC
Production
Company
Indie Doorway LLC
Producer
Cheol-Young Kim
Producer
Kelley Katzenmeyer
Producer
Jaeho Lee
Producer
Douglas Blush
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