Almost seventy years have passed since Grandma Gil, Grandma Cao, and Grandma Adela were freed from sexual slavery. In The Apology, we hear from these women who have lived for decades in silence and shame. Now they are finally able to speak about their experiences as 'comfort women' at the hands of the Japanese Imperial Army before and during World War II.
Followed by a discussion moderated by Nayani Thiyagarajah (Writer/Producer/Director) with the filmmaker Tiffany Hsiung.
V.T. Nayani is a director, producer, actor, and writer, dedicated to stories for the screen. She is an alumni of the CBC's Workshop for Diverse Creators, HotDocs' Doc Accelerator Program, Reelworld Film Festival's Emerging 20 Program, and BlackStar Film Festival's William and Louise Greaves Filmmaker Seminar.
Tiffany Hsiung is a Canadian documentary filmmaker.[1] She is most noted for her 2016 documentary film The Apology, which won a Peabody Award in 2019,[2] and her 2020 short documentary film Sing Me a Lullaby, which won the Share Her Journey award at the 2020 Toronto International Film Festival,[3] and the Canadian Screen Award for Best Short Documentary at the 9th Canadian Screen Awards in 2021.[4]
