This quest sees him take to activism through art as he sings, writes, and performs to raise awareness of his situation. In his attempts to regain employment at the factory, Lim Jaechun begins living in a tent on the factory site over a period of almost ten years. Lee Soojung captures his shifting character through this process of creativity and protest, creating a portrait which speaks to a wider culture of labour activism.

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Time to Read Poems marks Lee Soojung as one of the important female directors in recent Korean cinema. Her nomadic look at urban landscapes combined with sensitive yet deeply evocative portraiture makes for a thought-provoking exploration of choices, dreams and existence.

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