Escape from North Korea
Chien-Chi Chang / Taiwan / 2009 / Czech Premiere / 5 min.
synopsis
The drama of escaping from a ruthless dictatorship told through photographs and short text messages on the plan’s progress and incessant fear of exposure. Realistic sounds of the surroundings present various environments in which fears of being arrested build up.
biography
Director and photographer Chang Chien-Chi (1961) comes from Taiwan and studied film in the USA. In his films, he focuses primarily on the concepts of alienation and the possibilities of connections with cultural identity. In 1992, he kicked off a 25-year project in which he photographed Chinese immigrants in New York.
more about film
| director: | Chien-Chi Chang |
| producer: | Chien-Chi Chang |
| editing: | Adrian Kelterborn |
contact
CHIEN-CHI CHANG / cccontheroad@gmail.comFilm at festival
| premiere type: | Czech Premiere |
| festival edition: | 2017 |
| section: | Transparent Landscape: Taiwan |
| format: | Video File |
| language: | Korean |
| subtitles: | English |
| colour: | Colour |
Info
| director: | Chien-Chi Chang |
| original title: | Táolí běihán |
| country: | Taiwan |
| year: | 2009 |
| running time: | 5 min. |
