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There Are No Words

Min Sook Lee
2025 | 1 h 38 min
Award-winning filmmaker Min Sook Lee searches for memories of her mother, Song Ji Lee, who died by suicide when Lee was 12 years old. A looming figure in this search is Lee’s now 90-year-old father, who met her mother while serving in a national intelligence agency under dictator Park Chung Hee in 1960s South Korea. Through a fabric of real and imagined histories, Lee reveals that some stories must still be told, even when the words are forgotten.

Awards and distinctions

  • DOC Institute Best Documentary Award
    Reel Asian International Film Festival, Toronto
    2025
  • Honourable Mention for Best Canadian Feature Film Award
    Toronto International Film Festival, Toronto
    2025