(L-R) The national flag of North Korea (Ramhongsaek Konghwagukgi), The ... hotel represents the gap between the reality of everyday life for civilians, and what the regime want to present to ...

"Encounters like that really piqued my curiosity about ... Alek Sigley stops for a photo in front of the Tower of Eternal Life, Pyongyang, North Korea, May 2018. Courtesy Alek Sigley Authorities ...

He is a North Korean defector ... guards would have a life expectancy of just three to four years. David's stories matter because recent testimony from inside North Korea is very rare indeed.

“North Korea has never been as strong – strong militarily as well as strong in oppressing its civilian population – as it is ...

“It’s all about life and death ... Utopia” will move the needle with awareness of what is really happening in North Korea. They’ve been moved by the audience response on the festival ...

“North Korea could really attack us out of the blue ... we have to accept that as context in our life.” Most people, Chung said, see tensions with North Korea as “just a given.” ...

Gavin said her goal for the film is “educating on both sides, telling us about what life is really like in North Korea and having people care and give a damn about these 26 million people who we ...

Told in an intense style, without any staged scenes or recreations, it features as much real-life drama ... We explained we were really interested in showing what North Koreans go through both ...

“North Korea could really attack us out of the blue ... we have to accept that as context in our life.” Most people, Chung said, see tensions with North Korea as “just a given." ...