Three Sides to Every Story is an omnibus film combining three documentaries telling the story of people who were at the scene of the 2014 Sewol Ferry disaster: journalists, bereaved families of the victims, and the survivors. Ten years after the disaster, what did it leave them? These are three omnibus documentaries with different perspectives.
 

Grayzone
JOO Hyunsook | 2024 | South Korea | 41’ | EN subtitles

Grayzone by Joo Hyunsook, is a documentary about the Sewol ferry disaster, telling the story of the reporters, documentarians, and freelance journalists who covered the tragic event. Despite being considered relatively conscientious, the journalists admit that they could only be "media vultures" at the time of the disaster, and they are still haunted by nightmares of that day.

In Your Room
HAN Younghee | 2024 | South Korea | 38’ | EN subtitles

In your room, by director Han Younghee, is about two bereaved families who keep reminders of their children, who died in the disaster. Chang-hyeon’s mom received a video clip of his son misbehaving, including smoking a cigarette long after the tragic incident, but even this is a very precious reminder for her, while Ho-seong’s mom tries to embrace the traces of her son by keeping all his belongings, despite some conflict. The film allows us to fully understand the feelings of those who have no choice but to take care of even the smallest trace of their children.

’97 Drive
OH jisoo | 2024 | South Korea | 33’ | EN subtitles

The protagonists in ’97 Drive are Aejin and her friend, Hyejin, both survivors from the Sewol ferry disaster, who share their memories and talk about the future while driving to the charnel house of Minji, their friend who died in the disaster. The life of the Sewol Generation is reflected in the film through a story about director Oh Jisoo, who is the same age as them, and joined the Sewol Ferry Documentary Group after being traumatized by the tragedy. This omnibus project was the grand prize winner of 4.16 foundation’s Cultural Contents Competition last year. (Excerpt from Jeonju International Film Festival)