For Vagina's Sake

피의 연대기

Directed by Kim Bo-ram (김보람)

2017•84 min
Mood
Bold
Language
Korean
Featured in
Activist Cinema

Synopsis

Woman’s body bleeds regardless of her will. Through untold ages, this bleeding has been the symbol of secret, mystery, fervor and disavowal. The process of bleeding which has been taken care of with any absorbent materials, however, has undergone changes through critical moments of human history. NPR, the public channel in USA declared the year 2015 as ‘The Year of the Period,’ and ‘Free Bleeding Movement’ arose also in Korea. Numerous startup companies launched products for “New Bleeding.” Over a million viewers are visiting pages of sanitary-products-reviewing youtuber, and politicians start to talk about the blood. The walls of information collapse, and women choose their own way of “how to bleed.”

Trailer

Selected Awards

Winner

Seoul International Women's Film Festival

Ogryong Cultural Award (Documentary) (2017)

Winner

Seoul Independent Film Festival

New Choice Award (2017)

Winner

Women in Film Korea Awards

Documentary (2018)

Winner

Deulkkot Awards

Dandelion Award (2019)

Footnote

  1. First

    One of the first Korean documentaries to comprehensively address menstruation on screen

Main Cast

Kim Bo-ramKim Bo-ramHerself
OHOh Hee-jungHerself

Director