Ep. 27 Unveiling North Korea's Film Secrets: Behind the Scenes with Nick Bonner on 'Aim High in Creation', Propaganda, and Making Movies in North Korea
07/13/23 • 62 min
I chat with Nick Bonner, Koryo Studio director and producer/director of several movies & documentaries inside North Korea. He's the go-to man for facilitating these kinds of projects (and much more) in North Korea, and a film he co-directed also won an award a the Pyongyang International Film Festival. He's also the associate producer of Aim High in Creation, a film by an Australian movie producer Anna Broinowski. The film is newly available on Vimeo and there is also a competition running where you get the opportunity to rent/download it online! Listen until the end for how to enter... (or just skip to the link at the bottom!).
Massive thanks to Nick for the incredibly interesting chat!!!! Show him some love over at Koryostudio.com or email [email protected] for more info on art purchases and other projects in North Korea.
Contact me with your questions & guest recommendations on [email protected].
Follow me on;
-> Instagram @zoediscoversnk for pictures, videos, and live sessions (when it's possible) from inside North Korea
-> TikTok @zoediscovers for long and short-form videos inside North Korea
-> YouTube @zoediscovers for vlogs inside North Korea
Visit North Korea: www.koryogroup.com / @koryotours
Thanks to my Patrons!!!
Become a Patron: www.patreon.com/zoediscovers
Links from the show -
MOVIES/DOCUMENTARIES
Aim High in Creation / Comrade Kim Goes Flying / Crossing the Line / A State of Mind / Michael Palin in North Korea / Game of Their Lives; https://koryostudio.com/films/
Vimeo; https://vimeo.com/comradekimgoesflying
NORTH KOREAN ART
Map of Pyongyang (Gareth Fuller); https://koryostudio.com/purchase/original/tourist-map-of-pyongyang/
"Wash Your Hands"; https://koryostudio.com/purchase/original/lets-wash-our-hands/
Silence; https://koryostudio.com/sale/original/silence/
COMPETITION
Win Aim High in Creation; https://koryostudio.com/blog/Aim-High-In-Creation-Competition
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I chat with Nick Bonner, Koryo Studio director and producer/director of several movies & documentaries inside North Korea. He's the go-to man for facilitating these kinds of projects (and much more) in North Korea, and a film he co-directed also won an award a the Pyongyang International Film Festival. He's also the associate producer of Aim High in Creation, a film by an Australian movie producer Anna Broinowski. The film is newly available on Vimeo and there is also a competition running where you get the opportunity to rent/download it online! Listen until the end for how to enter... (or just skip to the link at the bottom!).
Massive thanks to Nick for the incredibly interesting chat!!!! Show him some love over at Koryostudio.com or email [email protected] for more info on art purchases and other projects in North Korea.
Contact me with your questions & guest recommendations on [email protected].
Follow me on;
-> Instagram @zoediscoversnk for pictures, videos, and live sessions (when it's possible) from inside North Korea
-> TikTok @zoediscovers for long and short-form videos inside North Korea
-> YouTube @zoediscovers for vlogs inside North Korea
Visit North Korea: www.koryogroup.com / @koryotours
Thanks to my Patrons!!!
Become a Patron: www.patreon.com/zoediscovers
Links from the show -
MOVIES/DOCUMENTARIES
Aim High in Creation / Comrade Kim Goes Flying / Crossing the Line / A State of Mind / Michael Palin in North Korea / Game of Their Lives; https://koryostudio.com/films/
Vimeo; https://vimeo.com/comradekimgoesflying
NORTH KOREAN ART
Map of Pyongyang (Gareth Fuller); https://koryostudio.com/purchase/original/tourist-map-of-pyongyang/
"Wash Your Hands"; https://koryostudio.com/purchase/original/lets-wash-our-hands/
Silence; https://koryostudio.com/sale/original/silence/
COMPETITION
Win Aim High in Creation; https://koryostudio.com/blog/Aim-High-In-Creation-Competition
Get bonus content on PatreonHosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Previous Episode
Ep. 26 Why a Second Trip to North Korea is Worth It (& Journey to Freelance guiding) | Guest Special w/Pete
What makes the North East so special? I chat with my colleague and friend Pete who works as a freelance tour guide for Koryo Tours (pre-pandemic..!) and visited the DPRK 6 times alone in 2019. He first visited North Korea on a simple trip to Pyongyang but decided that he needed to go back to explore more.
Pete also gave a really interesting insight into an SEZ that came up as a topic in the Rason episode.
He's also an avid podcast listener, so thanks for the constant support Pete and was lovely having you on the show! Until next time!
Contact me with your questions & guest recommendations on [email protected].
Follow me on;
-> Instagram @zoediscoversnk for pictures, videos, and live sessions (when it's possible) from inside North Korea
-> TikTok @zoediscovers for long and short-form videos inside North Korea
-> YouTube @zoediscovers for vlogs inside North Korea
Visit North Korea: www.koryogroup.com / @koryotours
Thanks to my Patrons!!!
Become a Patron: www.patreon.com/zoediscovers
Links from the show;
Pierre Depont's Instagram; https://www.instagram.com/pierredepont/
The Real North Korea (Andrei Lankov); https://www.amazon.com/Real-North-Korea-Politics-Stalinist/dp/0199390037
More info on the KFA: https://korea-dpr.com/
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Next Episode
Ep. 28 Inside the North Korean Countryside; Korea's 5 (6) Famed Mountains
In this 2-part episode, I delve into the North Korean countryside to give an overview on what the North Korean countryside has to offer. This first episode is all about mountains; North Korea's most famous mountain ranges. Indeed, of the 6 famous mountains on the Korean Peninsula - 5 of them lie in the northern half. So, there's a lot to cover!
A lot of this information was taken from Koryo Tours' North Korea Travel Guides section, a comprehensive online travel guide into North Korea.
Contact me with your questions & guest recommendations on [email protected].
Follow me on;
-> Instagram @zoediscoversnk for pictures, videos, and live sessions (when it's possible) from inside North Korea
-> TikTok @zoediscovers for long and short-form videos inside North Korea
-> YouTube @zoediscovers for vlogs inside North Korea
Visit North Korea: www.koryogroup.com / @koryotours
Thanks to my Patrons!!!
Become a Patron: www.patreon.com/zoediscovers
Links from the show;
Aim High in Creation Watch & Competition - https://koryostudio.com/films/aim-high-in-creation/ / https://koryostudio.com/blog/Aim-High-In-Creation-Competition
Paektusan - https://koryogroup.com/travel-guide/mt-paektu-north-korea-north-korea-travel-guide
Chilbosan - https://koryogroup.com/travel-guide/mt-chilbo-north-korea-north-korea-travel-guide
Kuwolsan - https://koryogroup.com/travel-guide/mt-kuwol-kuwolsan-north-korea-travel-guide
Myohyangsan - https://koryogroup.com/travel-guide/mt-myohyang-north-korea-north-korea-travel-guide
Kumgangsan - https://koryogroup.com/travel-guide/mt-kumgang-north-korea-north-korea-travel-guide
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