COMRADE KIM GOES FLYING (WITH FILMMAKER Q+A!)
COMRADE KIM GOES FLYING
dirs. Gwang Hun Kim, Anja Daelemans, Nicholas Bonner, 2012.
North Korea/Belgium/UK. 77 min.
In Korean with English subtitles.
SUNDAY, JUNE 11 - 5 PM with remote filmmaker Q+A!
(This event is $10.)
Endlessly sunny and hard-working, countryside coal miner Kim Yong Mi daydreams of becoming a high-flying trapeze star. A beneficial work transfer to Pyongyang and a fortuitous encounter with her idol Ri Su Yon lead her to the chance of a lifetime: an audition with the national circus.
A joint venture between North Korea, Belgium, and the UK. COMRADE KIM GOES FLYING is the first of its kind to be shot entirely with Korean locations and cast.
COMRADE KIM GOES FLYING
dirs. Gwang Hun Kim, Anja Daelemans, Nicholas Bonner, 2012.
North Korea/Belgium/UK. 77 min.
In Korean with English subtitles.
SUNDAY, JUNE 11 - 5 PM with remote filmmaker Q+A!
(This event is $10.)
Endlessly sunny and hard-working, countryside coal miner Kim Yong Mi daydreams of becoming a high-flying trapeze star. A beneficial work transfer to Pyongyang and a fortuitous encounter with her idol Ri Su Yon lead her to the chance of a lifetime: an audition with the national circus.
A joint venture between North Korea, Belgium, and the UK. COMRADE KIM GOES FLYING is the first of its kind to be shot entirely with Korean locations and cast.
