Please watch to get a glimpse of the lives of students in Korea and just two of the many pressures they face. If you like what you see, go to their Kickstarter and donate!
My friend is producing this documentary. I think it’s going to be really great for anyone interested in Korea or current Korean culture…check out the link, and donate anything if you can! They’re still in need of funding.
Donate to the production of a documentary on Korean education. This project will only be funded if at least $5,500 is pledged by Wednesday Jun 8, 3:29pm EDT.
“Hahn”
a documentary feature film .
What’s this film about?
“Hahn” hopes to explain a very important Korean concept— “한” or “hahn”, a Korean word for which there is no English translation. “Hahn’ is perhaps the driving force that brought South Korea from being one of the poorest countries in Asia to the world’s 13th largest economy in 60 short years. It is perhaps because of “hahn” that Korean students have some of the highest test scores in the world, and a higher rate of acceptance into American Ivy Leagues than any other foreign country. It is also perhaps the reason why, among developed countries, Korea has the highest suicide rate. It’s what’s making Korea one of the strongest countries in the world— but at the same time, one of the weakest.
“Hahn” will follow several Korean teenagers in the most stressful time of their lives- their last year of high school. After attending studying for roughly sixteen hours each day, their futures boil down to one last exam. On November 10th, 2011, thousands of high school seniors will take a nine hour test that for many, will determine their economic and social status for the rest of their lives.
“Hahn” hopes to reveal why Korean education is extraordinarily competitive, and how it came to be that way. But in order to do so, it must first explain “hahn”- a word for which their is no English translation, for few other countries have needed the word.For MORE INFO and to DONATE: http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1877491487/documentary-on-korean-education
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