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Playing Frisbee in North Korea (w/ Unforgivable & Black and Promise)Playing Frisbee in North Korea (w/ Unforgivable & Black and Promise)

Playing Frisbee in North Korea (w/ Unforgivable & Black and Promise)

October 6, 2018

Saturday, 5:15 PM

Squeaky Wheel

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Playing Frisbee in North Korea, Savanna Washington (Dir.), 86 minutes, USA/North Korea, 2018

BIFF GLOBAL: International Documentaries

NY Premiere

Director Savanna Washington in attendance.

Produced within the gates of North Korea, Savanna Washington offers a first hand look at the everyday lives of its people with insight from refugees, aid workers and scholars.

Screening with:

Unforgivable, Giosue Petrone (Dir.), 30 minutes, 2018

The captivating story of Alice and Emmanuel, two people on opposite sides of the Rwandan genocide in 1994.

&

Black and Promise, Zaina Erhaim (Dir.), 11 minutes, Country, 2018

Two short dispatches from Syrian journalist Zaina Erhaim that explore the role of strong willed woman in a nation ravished by war.

  • Video from Playing Frisbee in North Korea

    Directed by: Savanna Washington, Giosue Petrone, and Zaina Erhaim

    Still from Playing Frisbee in North Korea

    Still from Playing Frisbee in North Korea

    Directed by: Savanna Washington, Giosue Petrone, and Zaina Erhaim

October 6, 2018

Saturday, 5:15 PM

Squeaky Wheel

Venue Website ⟶

View on Facebook

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