There Are No Words directed by Lee Minsook will open the Women’s Film Festival In Gwangju (South Korea) which will take place from November 11 – 15, 2026.

Opening Night
November 11, 2026 | Wednesday | Gwangju Theater | 7:00 pm

There Are No Words by Lee Minsook – Canada | 2025 – 98 minutes

Forty-odd years ago, the director’s mother took her own life. To understand what happened to her, the director picks up a camera to confront long-buried silence, faded memories, and an unforgettable truth. (WFFIG 2026)

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About the director:
Lee Minsook has directed numerous critically-acclaimed documentaries, including: Tiger Spirit (2008), Hogtown (2005), The Real Inglorious Bastards (2012), and Migrant Dreams (2016). She is an Associate Professor at OCAD University, her area of research and filmmaking focuses on counter hegemonic narratives of resistance and feminist working-class cultural praxis for a world that centres justice, equity and humanity.

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