<If You Were Me: Anima Vision> is an omnibus of animation films planned and produced byNational Human Rights Commission of Korea in which six animation film directors made filmsconcerned with the theme of human rights and discrimination. The omnibus film was produced inthe belief that a cultural approach is an effective means to educate people on the pervasivenessof discrimination and the importance of an active engagement in affirming and realizing humanrights. The project is expected to contribute to the prevention of human rights infringement alongwith an improvement in many people's consciousness on discrimination issues. The first of its kindto be produced in Korea, <If You Were Me: Anima Vision> is a feature-length omnibus animationcomprised of six films that tells various stories about human rights issues: "Day Dream" (dir. YOOJinee) deals with the realities of disabled people; "Bicycle Trip" (dir. LEE Sung-gang) deals withthe issues of migrant workers; "At Her House" (dir. 5 Directors' Project) exposes the injusticeinherent in fixed gender roles; "The Flesh and Bone" (dir. Amy LEE) deals with discriminationissues in physical appearances; "Be A Human Being" (dir. PARK Jae-dong) speaks out about theproblem in education of focusing principally on university entrance exams.
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