Reel Asian co-presents "The Great North Korean Picture Show" at Hot Docs 2013
North America’s largest documentary film festival is almost here! The 20th edition of Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival will take place from April 25-May 5 featuring 205 amazing documentaries from 43 countries.
Read more after the jump to see our Asian film picks!
Reel Asian is proud to co-present The Great North Korean Picture Show at Hot Docs this year. SYNOPSIS: “Filmmakers James Leong and Lynn Lee offer audiences a glimpse into North Korea’s only film school through two young actors and a director who were hand-chosen by the regime to become stars. Searing critique, objective observation or just fantastic fun, this is an irresistible glimpse behind barbed wire”.
Special Presentation
Blood Brother DIR: Steve Hoover
Salma DIR: Kim Longinotto
These Birds Walk DIR: Bassam Tariq, Omar Mullick
Canadian Spectrum
Yellow Sticky Notes DIR: Jeff Chiba Stearns (screened at Reel Asian 2009)
Blood Relative DIR: Nimisha Mukerji
Mary and Myself DIR: Sam DeCoste
Chi DIR: Anne Wheeler
Unclaimed DIR: Michael Jorgensen
When I Walk DIR: Jason DaSilva
International Spectrum
Cloudy Mountains DIR: Zhu Yu
Cutie and the Boxer DIR: Zachary Heinzerling
Dragon Girls DIR: Inigo Westmeier
World Showcase
Ba Noi DIR: Khoa Le
The Defector: Escape From North Korea DIR: Ann Shin
The Only Son DIR: Simonka de Jong
Rule breakers and Innovators:
Menstrual Man DIR: Amit Virmani
Next
As Time Goes By in Shanghai DIR: Uli Gaulke
Chimeras DIR: Mika Mattila
The Great North Korean Picture Show DIR: James Leong, Lynn Lee
Click here for the full film programming of the 2013 festival