'The Defector' Film Premieres at IDFA

Via DocGeeks November 17th, 2012

Last December we reported on the The Defector documentary while it was still being produced by the award-winning Fathom Film Group. Their kickstarter project achieved its funding goal on December 11, 2011 and the post production of this film was completed. Now this movie has been selected to premiere at the prestigious International Documentary Festival of Amsterdam (IDFA). Filmed undercover by Korean-Canadian filmmaker Ann Shin, this documentary will be showing at the IDFA from November 14-25. Shin had this to say about the film:

“The film has been 3 years in the making and we’re excited to be launching at IDFA” says Producer/Director Ann Shin. “It’s about a human smuggler who deals with desperate North Koreans wanting to escape."

Here is the new trailer for this movie:



The Defector: Escape from North Korea will also be released online as a first-person POV interactive web documentary. This will enable viewers to experience what it is really like to be a defector! This mixed media motion picture will also be shown at upcoming festivals and broadcast on TVO, Canal D and CTS in 2013.



See also:

Canadian DPRK Documentary "The Defector"

Premiere of "Camp 14 - Total Control Zone"

North Korean Concentration Camp Drawings

Kim Jong Un "Sexiest Man Alive 2012"

Via The Onion November 14, 2012

2012 has been a banner year for North Korea's Supreme Leader Kim Jong Un. In February he showed the world that he is, in fact, "an immortal warrior of the celestial sun" as "The Great Eater". In July, he won an Olympic Gold medal and then he became a world famous movie star! And, now, he has been chosen as the Sexiest Man Alive For 2012!

What else can we say? "North Korea is Best Korea!"

See also:

Visit New North Korea Best Korea!

North Korea Wins World Champion Title!

Elevator Sign in North Korea/Best Korea

Ichiro Suzuki's Baseball Throwing Demo Videos

If you know anything about baseball, then for sure you know that superstar Ichiro Suzuki is one of the very best players ever in the history of the sport. He may also be the very best outfielder to ever play the game as his ten consecutive Gold Glove awards are a strong testament to his excellent play in the outfield.

Ichiro may also have the most accurate throwing ability as well. Recently Sato Pharmaceutical Co., the makers of a popular health tonic or "Genki Drink" called "Yunker", made some cool TV commercials from a series of his amazing baseball throwing demo videos:



The below video shows some incredible highlights of the making of the above TV commercial:



Be sure to check out more videos like these here.

See also:

Yu Darvish Dating A Japanese Porn Star?

Japanese Forever Alone Baseball in Space

Yukihiro Shoda's Tower Records Shibuya CM

Just released last week, here is an incredible short promo video directed by Yukihiro Shoda entitled Tower Records Live Liveful! Concept Movie:



Shoda previously wrote and directed the popular post-nuclear short "Blind". Be sure to see more of his short films on Vimeo. And don't forget to stop by one of the world's largest music retail outlets Tower Records Shibuya.

See also:

WTF Japanese Milk Commercial #2

1996 Mario Kart 64 Japanese TV Commercial