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A2KIFF 2013: Ann Arbor Independent Korean Film Festival: Dear Pyongyang (2005) Special Student Screening & Lecture

Friday, October 4, 2013
12:00 AM
Room 1636, School of Social Work Building

Special Screening & Lecture by U-M professor, Youngju Ryu
Lunch Provided
By RSVP only  for U-M students
Please contact ncks.info@umich.edu, subject line: "A2KIFF Screening & Lecture RSVP"

Yang Yong-Hi's father was the leader of a pro-North Korean movement in Japan. In the 1970's her father made the fateful decision to send his three sons to live in North Korea, while his only daughter Yang Yong-Hi remained in Japan with her parents. As the economic situation in North Korea deteriorated, her brothers became more reliant on the care packages sent by their parents. The doumentary ""Dear Pyongyang"" follows Yang's visits to North Korea to visit her brothers as well as conversations with her father over his past actions. Directed by Yang Yong-Hi (2006) 107 min."

Co-sponsored by the Department of Screen Arts and Cultures

Speaker:
Special Screening & Lecture by U-M professor, Youngju Ryu