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"Gamechangers" enters the unexplored realm of professional esports as told through the eyes of two of the world's best StarCraft II players, "MMA" and "MC." Together with striking visuals and a mesmerizing original score, go behind the scenes and experience the high pressure, high stakes lifestyle of professional esports.
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Songs From the North is an essay film which offers an unique look at the enigma of North Korea, a country typically seen through the distorted lens of jingoistic propaganda and derisive satire. Interweaving footage from director Soon-Mi Yoo's three visits to North Korea together with songs, spectacle, popular cinema and archival footage, Songs From the North tries to understand the psychology and popular imagery of the North Korean people. To look...
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Called "The Hermit Kingdom," North Korea is an enigma wrapped in a quagmire of misinformation, international distrust and fear. In the middle of this are the people of North Korea, isolated from the world by their own government. Are they "puppets" of the North Korean government that many claim, or everyday people trying to live their lives and support their families under the strain of chronic malnutrition, deprivation, and total control by their...
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In 1991, South Korea is preoccupied with its first democratic elections in thirty years. But in a village in Daegu, five fathers are facing their worst nightmare. Five young boys went on a romp in the mountains and never returned. At first, the media is too caught up with the elections to cover this as news, and the local police treats it as a runaway case, until it attracts attention on a TV show. Soon the frog boys become national news. But with...
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South Korean artist and amateur scientist Song Hojun sets out to build the first civilian satellite and to launch it into space. Blurring the lines between science and fantasy, he starts the Open Source Satellite Initiative in his basement studio. In an effort to show that seemingly unachievable dreams can come true, he spends five years testing, tweaking, drawing up diagrams and raising money. In pursuit of a goal that's as crazy as it is inspiring,...
7) Kimjongilia
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Korean
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A first hand testimony of the human suffering caused by Kim Jong Il's regime, revealing a barren landscape of children in camps, public executions, and human trafficking.
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"My father says that Korea is the most beautiful country...Korea is the land of the rising sun," says eight-year-old schoolgirl Zin-mi. Despite continuous interference by government handlers, director Vitaly Mansky still managed to document life in Pyongyang, North Korea in this fascinating portrait of one girl and her parents in the year as she prepares to join the Korean Children's Union on the 'Day Of The Shining Star' (Kim Jong-Il's birthday)....
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An intimate portrait of an elderly couple nearing the end of life, MY LOVE, DON'T CROSS THAT RIVER is as delicate as it is raw. Observing this fragile couple in their South Korean home, director Mo-Young Jin's camera acts as a fly-on-the-wall, capturing a deep love painted through simple acts of affection-from a good-natured leaf fight to a gentle caress of the cheek. No filmmaking tricks are necessary, as the honest and tender feelings emoted by...
10) I Am Sun Mu
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Korean
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The life and work of North Korean defector turned political pop artist Sun Mu.
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Korean
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SONGS FROM THE NORTH is an essay film which offers an unique look at the enigma of North Korea, a country typically seen through the distorted lens of jingoistic propaganda and derisive satire. Interweaving footage from director Soon-Mi Yoo's three visits to North Korea together with songs, spectacle, popular cinema and archival footage, SONGS FROM THE NORTH tries to understand the psychology and popular imagery of the North Korean people. To look...
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"Byong-man Jo and Gye-Yeul Kang have been inseparable companions for the past 76 years. Living in their small home by the river, they wear traditional Korean clothes, go shopping at the local market, have picnics with neighbors, and enjoy dance parties. Every night they go to sleep holding each other's hands. Observing this fragile couple for 15 months, director Moyoung Jin acts as a fly-on-the-wall, capturing their twilight days with tender moments...
13) The drop box
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Korean
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One frigid winter, a pastor finds an abandoned infant on his church steps and builds a heated hatch to rescue any others. The Drop Box documentary tells the true story of South Korean pastor Lee Jong-rak and his heroic efforts to embrace and protect abandoned children. It is a story about the forgotten, the disabled, the discarded, and the man who gives everything to protect them.
14) Under the sun
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"A rare, jaw-dropping glimpse of everyday life in the North Korean capital of Pyongyang: Zin-Mi is an adorable 8-year-old girl, who, as she prepares to join the prestigious Children's Union, participates in colorful, joyous patriotic school pageants, eats delicious evening meals at her family's well-appointed apartment, and is doted on by her attractive parents who work in model factories that regularly exceed their production targets. Sounds too...
15) Planet of snail
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Korean
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Follows the lives of Korean poet Young-Chan Cho, who is both deaf and blind, and his wife Soon Ho. Focuses on the couple's use of touch to communicate.
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