THE PARADE
Original language title: DEFILADA

Country of production: Poland
Year: 1989
Language: Korean, English
60 mins.

An extremely rare and incredibly revelatory look inside North Korea, as seen by a visiting Polish film crew. Witness the gigantic public ceremonies supporting the cult of personality around the country's leaders, as well as the tense stand-off at the border with the South. The filmmakers let the events speak for themselves; what voiceover there is comes from North Koreans themselves, none of whom takes issue with his glorious country and its leaders.

Director: Andrzej Fidyk
Script: Andrzej Fidyk
Cinematography: Krzysztof Kalukin and Mikolaj Nesterowicz
Music: [original]
Editing: Jolanta Kreczmanska
Sound: Jacek Bak
Production Company: POLTEL Film Studio
Source:
TVP S.A. Channel 1
Ul. J.P. Woronicza 17
00-999 Warsaw, Poland
Andrzej.Fidyk@wor.tvp.com.pl

Andrzej Fidyk has written and directed over 40 documentaries for Polish and British television. Since 1996, he has been head of the department of documentaries in Program One of Telewizja Polska S.A. Mr. Fidyk has received numerous awards at international film festivals. His filmography includes: THE PRESIDENT(1985), THE PARADE (1989), THE DEVIL IN MOSCOW (1991), STASZEK'S DREAM IN TEHERAN (1993), RUSSIAN STRIPTEASE (1993), CARNIVAL, THE WORLD'S BIGGEST PARTY (1994), MOBILE CINEMA OF DREAMS (1998), and REED DANCE (2000).

Saturday, March 22
9pm
Facets Cinematheque
Screening with WELCOME TO NORTH KOREA

Sunday, March 30
3pm
Gallery Theatre
Screening with WELCOME TO NORTH KOREA

FILMS ABOUT NORTH KOREA