Approved for Adoption

"Approved for Adoption" is a personal account of the life of Jung Henin, based on his own graphic novel. Henin was adopted as an orphan by a Belgian family in 1971, part of a wave of some 200,000 Korean children who were adopted globally since the end of the Korean War. When he returns to Seoul four decades later, he revisits his childhood memories, trying to reconcile the intense feelings of insecurity and dual identity from which he has suffered. Using a combination of different visual media, including film, home video and sketch animation, Jung brings his past to light through a candid and vivid depiction of his family life.

The animated documentary is a genre that has increased in popularity in recent years. It offers innovative tools to reconstruct our imagination while allowing us to absorb pain and sorrow in a more profound way.