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The Apology

Tiffany Hsiung
2016 | 104 min

Awards and Selections

  • duPont-Columbia AwardThe duPont-Columbia Awards 2020

  • Allan King Memorial AwardDocumentary Organization of Canada 2019

  • Best Documentary FeatureLos Angeles Women's International Film Festival 2018

  • Peabody Award - DocumentaryPeabody Awards 2018

  • Best Feature Film AwardSeattle Asian American Film Festival 2018

  • Best DocumentaryLos Angeles Philippines International Film Festival 2017

  • Jury Prize for Best Canadian FeatureNorthwestFest International Documentary & Media Arts Festival 2017

  • Audience AwardCork International Film Festival 2017

  • Audience AwardInternational Female Sweden Film Festival (IFEMA) 2017

  • Film of the Year AwardIDF West Lake International Film Festival 2017

  • Best of FestivalZonta Film Festival 2017

  • Special Jury Mention Award for UNESCO Gandhi MedalInternational Film Festival of India 2017

  • Doc:South Award - Best Documentary Oslo International Short Film Festival 2017

  • Busan Cinephile Award for Best World DocumentaryBusan International Film Festival 2016

  • Hot Docs Audience Award - Runner-UpHot Docs Canadian International Documentary Film Festival 2016

  • Official SelectionHelsinki Doc Point 2017

  • Official SelectionGotheborg International Film Festival 2017

  • Official SelectionGuangzhou International Documentary Film Festival 2017

  • Official SelectionVilnius International Film Festival 2017

  • Official SelectionHuman Rights Watch Amsterdam, London & New York 2017

  • Allan King Award for Excellence in Documentary - NominationDirectors Guild of Canada 2017

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Images


Grandma Adela makes a difficult phone call to her son Eric.

Grandma Adela shares a moment with her son Eric.

Grandma Adela – Philippines.

Grandma Adela talks to her husband.

Fellow survivors greet Grandma Adela.

Grandma Cao – China.

Grandma Cao walking to her daughter Gua Hui’s home for lunch.

Grandma Cao with her daughter Gua Hui.

Grandma Cao and Zhang Shuang Bing (author of Women in Comfort Stations).

Grandma Gil is greeted by Korean students.

1000th weekly Wednesday demonstration in front of the Japanese Embassy, Seoul.

Grandma Gil with Peace Statue (Pyeonghwabi).

Grandma Gil speaks at a rally in front of Japan’s National Diet Building in Tokyo.

Meehyang Yoon supports Grandma Gil as she reads her speech in China.

A quiet moment for Grandma Gil the day before delivering 1.5 million signatures to the UN Human Rights High Commissioner.

Peace statue in front of the Japanese Embassy, Seoul.

Team


Tiffany Hsiung
Writer and Director


Photo
Photo : Kevin Kelly




Anita Lee
Producer


Photo
Photo : NFB




Mary Stephen
Editor


Photo
Photo : Lina Lang




Lesley Barber
Composer


Photo
Photo : Katherine Holland



Credits

THE NATIONAL FILM BOARD OF CANADA PRESENTS THE APOLOGY AN NFB STUDIO PRODUCTION

DEVELOPED IN ASSOCIATION WITH
ALPHA EDUCATION SCHOOLS WITHOUT BORDERS AND MU FILMS

SOUND DESIGN
DANIEL PELLERIN

MUSIC BY
LESLEY BARBER

DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY
TIFFANY HSIUNG

EDITOR
MARY STEPHEN

ASSOCIATE PRODUCERS
CHRIS KANG
DEANN BORSHAY LIEM

EXECUTIVE PRODUCER
ANITA LEE

PRODUCED BY
ANITA LEE

WRITTEN AND DIRECTED BY
TIFFANY HSIUNG



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