The Seoul Guardians

Name: The Seoul Guardians
Start: 2026-09-27T14:00:00-04:00
End: 2026-09-27T16:00:00-04:00
Location: Meyer Auditorium, National Museum of Asian Art (Enter on Independence Ave.)

Schedule

Sun Sep 27 2026 at 02:00 pm to 04:00 pm

UTC-04:00

Location

Meyer Auditorium, National Museum of Asian Art (Enter on Independence Ave.) | Washington, DC

This powerful documentary follows ordinary Korean citizens as they rise up to resist martial law on the night of December 3, 2024.
About this Event

In Person: Kim Jong-Woo, Kim Shin-Wan, and Cho Chul-Young, directors

Trailer:

On the night of December 3, 2024, then-Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol declared martial law, banning all political activities and public assemblies, and sending troops to the National Assembly building to seize control. Codirected by three television journalists who reported from the National Assembly building that night, The Seoul Guardians plunges you into the political chaos, as lawmakers rushed to pass a bill ending martial law, and ordinary citizens banded together to hold off the soldiers sent to take the building. The winner of multiple film festival awards, this stirring documentary resonates with audiences around the world with its message that democracy is fragile and must be defended.

Directed by: Kim Jong-Woo, Kim Shin-Wan, and Cho Chul-Young. Country: Korea. Released: 2026. Length: 70 min. Format: DCP. Language: Korean with English subtitles.