Kim Jong is Illin'

Thanks to everyone who came out to the Anthology Film Archives and made our screening of Kimjongilia a HUGE success! We think it was our best post-screening discussion yet, with director NC Heikin, activist Steve Kim (a HUGE inspiration), Amnesty International's David Hawk--who pulled himself out of bed rest after spinal surgery to join us--and our moderator John Delury from the Asia Society.

And a big thank you to Paul Miller (aka DJ Spooky) who co-hosted the event and made some amazing limited edition prints and t-shirts in honor of the film.

Kimjongilia is playing DocuWeek next month. We'll post venues and showtimes here soon. In the mean time, watch the trailer!

UPCOMING EVENT - KIMJONGILIA SCREENING WITH DJ SPOOKY

We are excited to invite you to the fifth EchoChamber event of the year, a very special screening of the 2009 Sundance Film Festival documentaryKIMJONGILIA, directed by NC Heikin and executive produced by Mike Figgis. The date of the event is Monday, July 13th at 7:30pm, at the Anthology Film Archives in New York City. Your donations at the event will benefit the Citizen's Alliance of North Korean Refugees, and your attendance will be an invaluable show of support for the families of US journalists Laura Ling and Euna Lee, who have been trapped behind North Korea's iron curtain since March.

The screening will be followed by a discussion with:

• NC Heikin, director
• David Hawk, former executive director of Amnesty International, member of the board of directors of Human Rights Watch- Asia and author of Hidden Gulag: Exposing North Korea's Prison Camps
• John Delury (moderator), Asia Society's associate director for US-China Relations

Kimjongilia is the first film to fully expose the humanitarian crisis of North Korea through a tapestry of defectors’ stories, North Korean propaganda, and original performance. This artful, avant garde doc shows why the defectors fled, describes their hair-raising escapes, and recounts the dangers they face in China, hunted by Chinese as well as North Korean police. Their stories all speak of body-and-soul killing repression and paint a picture of a country so far off the rails it defies belief. The Sundance Institute describes the film as "stylish and deeply moving...totally original and utimately inspiring." The LA Times says Kimjongilia is "visually striking" and "inventively constructive." 

PAST EVENTS

Our past screenings/events encouraged us to create EchoChamber. Here is a glimpse into our work and partnerships:

About EchoChamber

EchoChamber is committed to creating discussion and action around areas of conflict through cinema.

Our curated events comprise of a hand-selected audience and speakers paired with a topical film (discussion), and a non-profit organization that can benefit through suggested donations (action).

Our blog also aggregates news stories on the topic and collects first-person, on-the-ground reports. So far, we have covered post-cyclone Myanmar (BuildBurma.org), India/Pakistan (IndiaUnite.org) and Israel/Palestine (SamaraNow.org).

Considered a "modern adaptation of a film festival", EchoChamber events are unique and powerful mobile experiences-

The films we select for our New York screenings have usually never been screened in the city, let alone in the country. And we work closely with film festivals and the filmmakers in bringing their movies to an influencer audience.