{
  "id": 14789299,
  "title": "Seoul Whistler Film Festival explores stories of injustice, resistance",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/15/seoul-whistler-film-festival-explores-stories-of-injustice-resistance-14789299",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-15T21:07:02.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times-koreatimes",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/entertainment/films/20261016/seoul-whistler-film-festival-explores-stories-of-injustice-resistance"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Seoul Whistler Film Festival (SWFF) is an exploration of stories centered around injustice, resistance, and the human spirit. This is the festival's third year and it promises to be louder and more impactful. Set to run from October 23-25, the event will take place at Arthouse Momo, an independent cinema within Ewha Womans University's ECC complex in western Seoul.\n\nThe festival will showcase 47 films from 18 different countries, including 10 feature-length films and 37 shorts, animations, and experimental works. The term \"whistler\" in the festival's name refers to a whistleblower, symbolizing individuals who resist and speak out for justice, human rights, peace, life, the environment, and democracy. The festival also aims to tell the stories of those who expose the pain, conflict, and absurdity they endure.\n\nFestival executive programmer Yoon Sol-ji emphasizes that the festival does not segregate these themes into separate sections. Instead, they are often intertwined within the same film, reflecting the complexity of dealing with injustice in real life. The opening film of the festival embodies this ethos, setting the tone for the rest of the event.",
  "summary": "A whistle is about the simplest instrument there is. It takes one breath to blow, and once it sounds, it's hard to ignore. The Seoul Whistler Film Festival (SWFF) is built around the people who take that breath. For its third year, it's making considerably more noise. The festival will run Oct. 23-25 at Arthouse Momo, the independent cinema located inside Ewha Womans University's ECC complex in…",
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      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "Seoul Whistler Film Festival explores stories of injustice, resistance",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/15/seoul-whistler-film-festival-explores-stories-of-injustice-resistance",
        "published": "2026-10-15T20:47:02.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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