A Hot Roof

Published on April 18, 2026

Harvard Film Archive
24 Quincy St.
Cambridge
Sat., Apr. 18, 2026, 7 – 8:50 p.m.

A busload of young Korean women, sweating and serious

In South Korea, the term apʻatŭ—derived from the English “apartment”—designates a high-density, vertical residential building which may include both owned and rented units, and is also a site of both intense communal bonding and friction. Merging the unique spatial dynamics of apʻatŭ life with a sharp feminist perspective, the film challenges the patriarchy that has long dominated Korea, turning the building's roof into a stage for solidarity and resistance.

Gazette Classification: Diversity and Inclusion, Film
Organization/Sponsor: Harvard Film Archive
Cost: $10 - Regular Admission / $8 - Non-Harvard Students, Harvard staff and Senior Citizens. Harvard students free.
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