“I always ask myself one question: what is human? What does it mean to be human? Maybe people will consider my new films brutal. But this violence is just a reflection of what they really are, of what is in each one of us to certain degree.” - Kim Ki Duk
This quote from the filmmaker Kim Ki Duk has been one that has always resonated with me. As a filmmaker I always try to get involved with projects that will have an impact on people's lives, projects that will make them question and explore why people do the things they do. I
like being part of projects that serve as both windows and mirrors for the people viewing
them. I hope that with these films people learn about others who are not like themselves and
thus learn to see and think differently about the world in which we live. And I also hope that
those who always feel left out, who rarely feel represented in film, find something that they
can believe.
Being involved with Therapy allows me to do this because it is a film that is being molded by a
passionate crew consisting of men and women who come from an array of cultural
upbringings, life experiences, and who have different perspectives of life. This gives the film a
unique edge and brings something new to those who will watch it and to those of us who are
part of making this film. I am glad to be part of Therapy because it brings to light issues of
abuse and trauma of disadvantaged minorities that often go uninvestigated. It is a film that I
hope shows the complexity of the world and shows that the world is not black and white, but
grey.
- Melissa De Leon, Producer
This quote from the filmmaker Kim Ki Duk has been one that has always resonated with me. As a filmmaker I always try to get involved with projects that will have an impact on people's lives, projects that will make them question and explore why people do the things they do. I
like being part of projects that serve as both windows and mirrors for the people viewing
them. I hope that with these films people learn about others who are not like themselves and
thus learn to see and think differently about the world in which we live. And I also hope that
those who always feel left out, who rarely feel represented in film, find something that they
can believe.
Being involved with Therapy allows me to do this because it is a film that is being molded by a
passionate crew consisting of men and women who come from an array of cultural
upbringings, life experiences, and who have different perspectives of life. This gives the film a
unique edge and brings something new to those who will watch it and to those of us who are
part of making this film. I am glad to be part of Therapy because it brings to light issues of
abuse and trauma of disadvantaged minorities that often go uninvestigated. It is a film that I
hope shows the complexity of the world and shows that the world is not black and white, but
grey.
- Melissa De Leon, Producer