A Jeju Story | Official Teaser

#ajejustory Jeju Story teaser gives a brief early glimpse of an animation project Sohyun Moon (also known as Korean Unnie, who has over 1 Mil subscribers on her Youtube channel teaching about Korea and the Korean language) is creating in partnership with Nara Youn (known as @oonaraoo on Instagram) as the Director who has over 15 years of experience in feature animation with studios such as Disney Animation and DreamWorks.

This animation portrays ‘Jeju 4.3’ (the events of April 3rd, 1948-49) through the eyes of Sohyun, who was born in Jeju Island and grew up in Seoul. To Sohyun, in her younger days, Jeju is a place of wonders, and magic; a sanctuary.

But as Sohyun grows up, she learns about a darker side of Jeju’s story. Over 30,000 civilians were massacred during the 4.3 period just because of a clash of ideologies: a disagreement about unity versus division as a country. Sohyun learns that her own great grandfather’s life was among those villagers who were sacrificed, and in his case, it happened near his home as his wife and 4 children awaited his return. Sohyun’s grandfather was 3 years old when his dad lost his life in the events surrounding Jeju 4.3.

Sohyun sees this not as just a story about Jeju Island, but as a story of the World. A story of ourselves.

This short teaser is part of a much bigger project, with a full trailer coming a few months, with a short film itself coming later. But even the short film is part of a bigger effort to share the story of Jeju 4.3 and learn from those who suffered so much for so long.

Please visit the new website I have developed at AJejuStory.com to receive notifications about progress on this project and for more information about the animation and the story of Jeju 4.3.

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