Hallyuwood Film Club: Traveler from the North (2012) & North Korean Defector Q&A
- Jun 15, 2013 · 1:00 PM
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Welcome everyone!
The Hallyuwood Film Club, along with NKHR (North Korean Human Rights Refugee Rescue Fundraiser Campaign - 탈북난민 구호금 모금운동) are hosting a movie screening of the movie Traveler from the North (여행자). The movie depicts the tragic story of a North Korean woman defector who through sex trafficking, a serious and unfortunately common risk that is part of the defection process for most women, becomes pregnant and carries her pregnancy to birth. The movie follows this woman's life and the hardships of her and her child's resettlement in Seoul.
Afterwards, we will be screening a documentary North Korea Through the Eyes of Witnesses that include testimonies and narration explaining the realities of the North Korean political prison camps and the lifestyles of the impoverished citizens.
After the screening, there will be a Q&A session with a North Korean defector (in Korean with an English translator), who has gone through similar defection process and difficulties of resettlement, to speak with regards to the stories depicted in the films.
This is a fundraiser. The goal of this fundraising effort is to raise US$12,000 to rescue six North Korean defectors from third party countries and transport them to safety in South Korea, where their human rights will be upheld and protected. Many defectors are in hiding and living in fear of repatriation to North Korea, where they will likely be sent to a prison camp and tortured. In order to prevent their forced repatriation, the NKHR campaign team hopes to spread both local and international awareness about human rights violations in North Korea as well as raise the requisite funds. All donations will go to the NKHR rescue fund.
To learn more about the fundraiser campaign and help spread awareness about North Korean human rights violations, visit the NKHR website.
Please visit: http://www.nkhrrescuefund.org/
Synopsis
About a North Korean single mother defector and how she deals with the hardships she faces as she settles down in South Korea.
Here are some descriptions of the movie:
Title: Traveler from the North / North Korea Through the Eyes of Witnesses
Genre: Drama / Documentary
Director: Lee Won-sik / -
Run Time: 40 Minutes / 20 Minutes
Year Release: 2012
Language: Korean
Subtitles: English
Admission: FREE but donations are accepted at the end of the movie
Venue
Please register as a member to check out the address and link to our map for directions.
Event Schedule - SATURDAY, June 15th, 2013
1.00 pm: Meet at the 1st Floor Auditorium, talk with members and eat snacks.
1.15 pm: Introduction from NKHR Refugee Rescue Fund
1.20 pm: Movie and Documentary starts
2.20 pm: Movie ends, Start of Q&A Session North Korean defector
3.30 pm: End of Q&A Session
3.40 pm: Group can decide to do what it pleases!
Important Notes
1) PLEASE arrive on time.
2) Please turn off your cell phone/beeper when movie starts.
3) Be considerate to other members & organizers.
4) Organizers will be accepting donations during the event and people who donate 20,000 or more will receive a complementary 'Thank you!' gift from NKHR for showing your support for human rights in North Korea and standing in solidarity with the refugees who have escaped, but are still living in fear of repatriation.
The gift is a beautiful tumbler decorated by award winning children's artwork depicting the human rights abuses that children must endure in North Korea. The art reveals the children's hope for a better tomorrow.
Thanks for looking and please let us know if you have any questions, ideas, or suggestions!
- Hallyuwood Film Club Team
P.S.
We're giving away a 2002 World Cup Poster in June! For more information ---> http://goo.gl/QzLsr
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