Behind Forgotten Eyes

2007, Feature Documentary | While Korea groaned under the harsh colonial rule of Imperial Japan, the Japanese military coerced, tricked, and forced the women of Korea into a brutal and systematic form of sexual slavery on an unimaginable scale. Behind Forgotten Eyes combines first-hand accounts from both Korean women and Japanese soldiers who lived through one of the worst atrocities of the 20th Century.

Written and Directed by Anthony Gilmore
Narrated by Yunjin Kim
Edited by Ryan Seale
Cinematography by Ryan Seale

First Place: Films of Conflict and Resolution
Hamptons International Film Festival

Winner: Best Documentary
Little Rock Film Festival
Tiburon International Film Festival

First Runner Up: Best Documentary
Asheville Film Festival

Official Selection
Amnesty International Film Festival
San Francisco Int’l Asian American Film Festival
DC Asian Pacific American Film Festival
Philadelphia Film Festival
Austin Asian American Film Festival

Broadcast
History Channel Asia