Filmmakers Gregor Möllers and Anne Lewald visit North Korea in 2013 for the 60th anniversary of the end of the Korean War and again in 2017 for the Pyongyang Marathon as foreign tourists. Using secret recordings, they register their impressions of the notoriously closed country’s propaganda and their interactions with its people.
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Shot during two trips to North Korea in 2013 and 2017, filmmakers Gregor Möllers and Anne Lewald provide a rare glimpse of change in the notoriously closed country. As foreign tourists, they are not allowed autonomy or spontaneity, and their itinerary is arranged for them in advance by guides who chaperone them everywhere. Despite these limitations the Berliners find a way to register their impressions of a city lacking authenticity, a country longing for reunification and a people shaped by Juche beliefs and socialist propaganda. In a society steeped in obfuscation and spectacle, where deception is necessary for perception and expression, the filmmakers themselves must play a double role, secretly recording without permission while also genuinely relating to their hosts. By blending travelogue and espionage, A POSTCARD FROM PYONGYANG captures what happens when you rely solely on what you see, not what you’re told, and reveals what Kim Jong-Un’s regime doesn’t want foreigners to see… reality.
DIRECTOR BIOGRAPHIES
Gregor Möllers is a filmmaker, producer and editor. With his Berlin-based film production company EASYdoesit GmbH, he has been producing music videos and commercials for international musicians and brands for over six years.
Anne Lewald is an art and cultural scientist and M.A. scenographer with a focus on scenic staging in space. As concept and art director, she has been responsible for the creative and conceptual development of film and video productions as well as international exhibitions for several years. She is responsible for the script and direction of A POSTCARD FROM PYONGYANG. A POSTCARD FROM PYONGYANG is their first documentary.
CREDITS
A film by Gregor Möllers & Anne Lewald
with Philipp Kist, Dr. - Ing. Philipp Meuser, Prof. Dr. Rüdiger Frank
Camera, Edit & Production: Gregor Möllers
Script & Direction: Anne Lewald
Producer: Gregor Möllers
Director of Photography: Gregor Möllers
Camera Interviews Europe: Fabian Uhlmann
Sounddesign: Christoph Schwarzer
Sound Recording: Gregor Möllers
Composed by Cecil Remmler, Paul NZA, Marek Pompetzki, Sonu Lal, Kenji451, Valentin Hansen
Titeldesign: Chehad Abdallah
Animationdesign: Andreas Hofstetter
Translation: Bregan Koenigseker
Grading: Johannes Röckl (Arri Media)
Co-production Company: EASYdoesit GmbH