Born in 1978 as a third-generation Korean in Japan, Chung Ji Hye used to hesitate about revealing her family background to her friends.

"All the Korean-Japanese in my neighborhood hid their background," she said. "I didn't feel like telling my friends about my roots."

But Chung also knew from a young age that following her unique vision as a Korean-Japanese was imperative, and eventually she became interested in making documentary films as a way to express this vision.