The Defector: Escape from North Korea
The Defector: Escape from North Korea is a 2012 documentary film about North Korean defectors, directed by Korean-Canadian filmmaker Ann Shin. The film premiered at the Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival and had its broadcast premiere on TVOntario on June 26. The film's release was accompanied by The Defector Interactive, an interactive documentary that uses a videogame-like approach to let the user find out about life in and escape from North Korea.[1][2][3]
References
- ↑ "The story of North Koreans who defect to China and beyond". The Current. Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. 26 April 2013. Retrieved 27 June 2013.
- ↑ Seagal, Alina (27 June 2013). "Canadian filmmaker teams up with smuggler to help North Korean defectors". Yahoo! News. Retrieved 27 June 2013.
- ↑ Barnard, Linda (26 April 2013). "Hot Docs: The Defector tracks a harrowing escape from North Korea". Toronto Star. Retrieved 27 June 2013.
External links
- Official website
- The Defector: Escape from North Korea at the Internet Movie Database
- "Escape From North Korea", an "Op-Doc" by Ann Shin for The New York Times, June 5, 2013
- "Why I Needed to Make This Doc", a blog post by Ann Shin for TVOntario, November 22, 2012
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