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@lettersfrompyongyang-blog
Canadian-Korean filmmaker Jason Lee tells his father's emotional story of a family torn apart by the Korean War. Together, father and son make a rare journey to the North Korean capital in search of long-lost relatives. This deeply personal film brings to light the tragic subject of families divided by the political conflict in the two Koreas.
Now available on Amazon Prime Video
Limited Availability now on Vimeo On Demand https://vimeo.com/ondemand/17563
*Asian Release expected at the end of September after the Korean Festival Premiere!
Letters from Pyongyang Canadian Television Premiere
June 16 11:30 PM EST / 8:30 PM PST on documentary channel
Letters from Pyongyang featured on documentary channel’s main page highlighting the Canadian television broadcast premiere June 16 2014 at 11:30 PM EST / 8:30 PM PST
Just received a card from our relatives in Pyongyang congratulating us on the success of the film. The card depicts the 'Kimjongilia' flower and the mystical Paektu mountains of Korea. We hope to be able to show them our film some day soon!
Flickerfest festival director Bronwyn Kidd lists 'Letters from Pyongyang' as one of the festival highlights.
Letters from Pyongyang awarded Best Short Film Jury Prize at Toronto Reel Asian International Film Festival - a rare feat for a documentary film.
Director's Statement: Letters from Pyongyang is a film about family
Some people may have misunderstood what my intentions were as the filmmaker behind this project. Of course there are obvious issues when tackling any subject based in the DPRK but my main goal and the focus always was to tell my family’s story from a personal point of view.
Letters from Pyongyang is not an investigative report about the inner workings of North Korea and I am not an undercover journalist. It is not a film about North Korea – if you watch the film with this in mind then you will be severely disappointed and misinformed. It is first and foremost a film about my family’s tragic separation from a personal point of view that is contextualized within Korea’s modern history - and partly takes place in Pyongyang as well as in Seoul and in Jeonju in the South.
The real tragedy faced by thousands of families remains the separation of loved ones and the urgency faced by so many who are now dying of old age waiting for a reunion. The purpose of my film was mainly to highlight this heartbreaking situation by sharing my family’s personal story - in a documentary short format nonetheless. It really shouldn’t be so hard to see your family and I hope that those who have the good fortune of having easy access to their own families will take a moment to feel grateful and not take them for granted. I hope that all divided families will find peace and reconciliation some day. - Jason Lee
Stopped by the BBC Broadcast House to talk about 'Letters from Pyongyang' and the dire situation faced by divided families on the BBC World News programme GMT.
LETTERS FROM PYONGYANG OFFICIAL TRAILER
AWARDS: Al Jazeera Golden Award Winner - Aljazeera Int'l Documentary Film Festival - Doha, Qatar 2013 Best Documentary Jury Prize - Palm Springs Int'l ShortFest, Palm Springs, California, USA 2013
UPCOMING SCREENINGS: Special Presentation - Frontline Club & DocHouse presents an Evening of Shorts - October 25 7:00 PM Fronline Club, London, UK Official Selection - Korean American Film Festival - October New York, New York, USA - Village East Cinema- October 26 2:30 PM Official Selection - Reel Asian International Film Festival - Toronto, Ontario, Canada - AGO Jackman Hall - November 6 - 1:00 PM Official Selection - California Independent Film Festival, Moraga, California, USA - Orinda Theatre - November 8 - 3:30 PM Official Selection - St. Louis International Film Festival - St. Louis, Missouri, USA - Tivoli Theatre - November 19 5:00 PM
PAST SCREENINGS: Official Selection - RIDM : Montreal International Documentary Festival - Montreal, Quebec, Canada 2012 Official Selection - Sapporo International Short Film Festival - Sapporo, Japan 2013 Official Selection - Off-Courts Trouville Film Festival - Trouville-sur-mer, France 2013
A filmmaker and his father embark on a rare personal journey to reconnect with lost relatives in North Korea. The film explores the tragic events of a divided family's painful past that unfolded during the Korean War and the modern day quest for closure.
Media coverage: Australia's Weekend Sunrise Channel 7, The Korea Times Los Angeles, The Montreal Gazette, Radio-Canada Deshautels, La Presse, The Desert Sun, The Qatar Tribune, KoreAm Magazine
MORE INFO: lettersfrompyongyang.com facebook.com/lettersfrompyongyang twitter.com/northkoreafilm
Letters from Pyongyang in Los Angeles for a limited time until August 1st at the Nuart Theatre.
The Desert Sun Newspaper article about Letters from Pyongyang and a discussion with filmmaker Jason Lee in Palm Springs
Liz Ferguson from the Montreal Gazette writes about Letters from Pyongyang and the Best Documentary Award from Palm Springs International ShortFest
A sincere Thank You / Merci to everyone who dared to support a very risky project by an emerging filmmaker and to acknowledge the important message of reconciliation and peace. We had everything going against us but we all said YES. Anything is possible.
Official Selection of Palm Springs International ShortFest
Next stop: Palm Springs, California! June 22 2013. We're thrilled to be shipping off a DCP in glorious full resolution and pure digital sound - the way it's meant to be seen! Screening date: Saturday June 22, 10:30 AM as part of the THIS JUST IN LINEUP - Camelot Theatres 2300 East Baristo Road, Palm Springs, California 92262 Tel (760) 325-6565