Join the East Asian Studies Center and Institute for Korean Studies for a screening of a North Korean romantic comedy, Comrade Kim Goes Flying (2012, 81 minutes, in Korean with English subtitles). Producer/director Nicholas Bonner will introduce the film and hold a question-and-answer session at the conclusion of the screening.
Comrade Kim Goes Flying is the first movie ever made by a joint North Korean-Western team of producers and directors. It is also the first North Korean movie shown in South Korea in two decades, and the first North Korean "girl power" movie that reflects western artistic traditions.
Film Synopsis: Comrade Kim Yong Mi is a North Korean coal miner. Her dream of becoming a trapeze artist is crushed by the arrogant trapeze star Pak Jang Phil who believes miners belong underground and not in the air. Comrade Kim Goes Flying is a heartwarming story of trying to make the impossible possible.
Admission is free.
For further information, contact Mitch Lerner, Director of OSU's Institute for Korean Studies, at lerner.26@osu.edu.
