The plot is laid out in roughly fifteen-minute chunks: easy divisions to insert breaks for advertisements, I suspect. His story broke open in September 2002 when it was reported that one of the kidnapped Japanese nationals, Hitomi Soga, had married an American defector. He worked for the Korean Peoples Army as an English teacher, learned the language and the system. From the director of A STATE OF MIND. CROSSING THE LINE is the third feature length documentary by VeryMuchSo Productions, the team that produced the RTS award-winning the game of their lives (four awards in total plus two Grierson nominations, one British Independent Film Awards nomination) and the acclaimed a state of mind (broadcast UK June 7th 2004 and chosen as Pick of the Day in every broadsheet) the story of two North Korean gymnasts as they prepare a Mass Games celebration. These are tales from the criminal underworld as told by the people who lived it and living a lie among dangerous criminals is not for the faint-hearted!Undercover cops have provided material for countless movies and TV dramas, and their real stories are just as gripping. CROSSING THE LINE follows the journeys of two young medical students, Amy and Paul, who leave their safe middle class homes and university behind to be thrust into the harsh reality of everyday life on Mornington Island. Story Crossing the Line is the final installment in director Daniel Gordon's trilogy of films shot inside North Korea. After arriving at the Mornington Island Community Hospital, life expands for the two students. East Courtyard, Kaye Harrison wrote, directed and co-produced the video for ABC-TV, which screened it earlier this year in two parts on the Indigenous program Message stick. Released in 2008, Gordon's Crossing the Line addresses the same subject from a very different point of view: that of one James Joseph Dresnok, a U.S. Army private who, while stationed in the Demilitarized Zone that separates that country from its neighbor to the south in 1962, abruptly decided to defect. Awakening the minds and sensitivities of future doctors to the needs and wishes of Aboriginal people makes sense if there is to be participation of each in the others future. ***This series and episode is under license from TVF. He had little choice but go to the army when after a first stint in West Germany, he was sent over to the most dangerous border in the world, the DMZ. General Rules on Crossing the Line a. Teaching English at Pyongyang University of Foreign Studies, he was the subject of the film Crossing the Line ", Last edited on 15 December 2022, at 00:20. My motivation for making the documentary CROSSING THE LINE was a desire to make the issues surrounding Indigenous health accessible to a broad mainstream audience. Playing in a water park. Until then I am hopeful the documentary continues to make a valuable educational contribution. Read more Directors Kaye Harrison, Rod Freedman Supplier Ronin Films Beyond straight-up murder stories, investigative journalist and host M. William Phelps . North Korea: Crossing The Line. The film centred on Dresnok's history, highlighting his unhappiness in America, and particularly his desertion from the United States Army in 1962 to the DPRK. Like most Australians, they have never been exposed to life in a remote Indigenous community. CROSSING THE LINE is now available on DVDFind out more about Koryo Tours on our website and social media:Website | https://koryogroup.com/Blog | https://koryogroup.com/blogFacebook | https://www.facebook.com/koryotours/Instagram | koryotours (https://www.instagram.com/koryotours)Twitter | @koryotours (https://twitter.com/KoryoTours) If not this is just to pass the time. She weeps with the people, wrestling with the meaning of her Christian faith as she listens to stories of missionaries who removed children from their families and disciplined the people. Read all Director Kaye Harrison Writer Kaye Harrison Stars Crossing The Line. Over a fifteen-month window, the filmmakers made multiple trips to North Korea for shooting. This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply. Better ways than those shown in this video would combine the wisdom of the elders with the idealistic energies of youth. His local Aboriginal mentor explains how her son shot himself and how important she considers early intervention to be. There are stories of friendships made and broken, betrayals, frustrations, and the agents ultimate dedication to a cause to make the world a safer place.This series explores what happens to police officers permitted to take drugs and live long-term, elaborate lies in order to catch criminals. In this time, the story of their subject evolved beyond anything they would have had reason to imagine. Their answers and the stories they tell will shock, surprise and inspire. Subscribe to get more Dark Crime content and hit the notification bell to see the freshly uploaded content. 'Crossing the Line' follows the journeys of two young medical students, Amy and Paul, who leave their safe middle class homes and university behind to be thrust into the harsh reality of eve 'Crossing the Line' follows the journeys of two young medical students, Amy and Paul, who leave their safe middle class homes and university behind to be thrust into the harsh reality of everyday life on Mornington Island. This is the story of the last American defector in North Korea, James Joseph Dresnok. Amy McCormack (medical student) and Louise Roughsey, Silhouette of youth on street (photo: Paul Joffe), Hector Thomas and Paul Joffe (medical student). It also portrays the unpredictable responses when mainstream health professionals 'cross the line' and enter Aboriginal communities for the first time. Project-specific support provided by Screen Australia's production investment programs since the agency's inception in July 2008. We see Dresnok's home in Richmond, Virginia, as well as a fellow defector's reunion with his wife in Indonesia. Crossing the line is a 1-hour video that charts the paths of two Tasmanian medical students, Amy and Paul, during an 8-week placement on Mornington Island in north-west Queensland. Dan Gordon (Director/Producer) Nicholas Bonner (Co-Producer). When two young non-Indigenous medical students go to work in a remote Aboriginal community their professional precepts and personal ideas are deeply challenged. DON'T MISS IT." At the height of the Cold War, this unlikely band of brothers crossed the most heavily fortified area on earth and defected to DPRK. This film looks back on the life of Dresnok in North Korea and his importance within that regime. To the filmmakers' credit, they don't shy away from this. Like most Australians, they have never been exposed to life in a remote Indigenous community. There is an ongoing tension between their personal experience with the community and the professional distance they are told they need to maintain in order to practice professionally. Crossing the line [video recording]. Each man left his Southern border post in the demilitarised zone the DMZ, a 2.5 mile wide patch of land that splits the Korean peninsula in half and is the most heavily fortified area on earth, packed with 2.5m land minesand walked into an alien world. Can testimony from these cops hold up in court? Should he? Conceptually, Crossing the Line is a huge jump from Gordon's previous North Korean works. [Dresnok and a friend converse while fishing]. In 1962, a U.S. soldier sent to guard the peace in South Korea deserted his unit, walked across the most heavily fortified area on earth and defected to the Cold War enemy, the communist state of North Korea. There is a need for new thinking. Like most Australians, they have never been exposed to life in a remote indigenous community. No-one knew why they did it. However. (123) 7.4 1 h 30 min 2007 7+. One of four American defectors who crossed over to the hard line communist North during the 1960s, Dresnok has lived in the North Korean capital Pyongyang ever since, and has not been seen by the outside world for 44 years. It reminds us that there are still many stories to be told about North Korea, and that any life inside this Hermit Kingdom is not as self-contained as we might assume. The first Western interview with Comrade Joe, James Joseph Dresnok, an American soldier who defected to North Korea in 1962 and has embraced life in the secret state ever since. This is his story.VeryMuchSo Production and Koryo Tours in conjuction with Passion Pictures, BBC4 and ARTE. Now, after 45 years, the story of Comrade Joe, the last American defector in North Korea, is told. About The Documentary. "IT MAKE FOR REMARKABLE, RIVETING VIEWING AND GIVES A RARE AND UNSENTIMENTAL INSIGHT INTO ONE OF AUSTRALIA'S REMOTE INDIGENOUS COMMUNITIES. 'Crossing the Line' follows the journeys of two young medical students, Amy and Paul, who leave their safe middle class homes and university behind to be thrust into the harsh reality of everyday life on Mornington Island. Crossing the Line, an alternate US title for the film The Big Man, by David Leland; Crossing the Line, an alternate UK title for the film Little Woods, by Nia DaCosta; Crossing the Line, a 2002 film by Graeme Clifford; Crossing the Line, a 2006 documentary by Daniel Gordon; Crossing the Line (2007 film), a 2007 documentary by Pietro Marcello; Crossing the Line, a 2008 short by Peter . 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A State of Mind was selected for competition at Tribeca Film Festival and officially selected to Pusan International Film Festival, Sheffield International Documentary Festival and to International Documentary Festival Amsterdam. Screen Australia is not responsible for and does not endorse any Third Party Sites' use, effect or content or any associated organisation, product or service on the third party site. (Its first public, non-festival screening was on BBC.) Brought to you by the team behind the #1 true-crime podcast franchise Paper Ghosts, Crossing the Line with M. William Phelps is an ongoing, weekly podcast diving deeply into murder, missing people and unsolved, cold case cases rarely covered. North Korea, 2016. He has three sons from two wives. Project-specific support provided by Screen Australia's development programs since the agency's inception in July 2008. While The Game of Their Lives and A State of Mind were sports documentaries, Crossing the Line narrates the tale of James Joseph Dresnok, an American soldier who defected to the North in 1962 while stationed at the . Dresnok spoke exclusively to the filmmakers about his childhood, his desertion, his life in a country completely foreign and quite hostile to his own, his fellow defectors, and his wife and children.[1]. Shopping at a supermarket. Your Name (required) info@koryostudio.com. Like most Australians, they have never been exposed to life in a remote Indigenous community. Fisherman: Where does the twenty-two year old go? In Episode Two, Crossing the Line, undercover agents take on the gangs in the 1980s and the programme hits the headlines for all the wrong reasons.A shocking series which goes behind the headlines to find out what it is really like to work as an undercover agent. 2021 Koryo Studio. Undercover, a three part documentary series, explores the human cost of the controversial New Zealand Police Undercover Programme, as told by former agents. Only one remains in DPRK. They are affluent and idealistic. It would address reculturation and the rejuvenation of Aboriginal identities. Dresnok remains in North Korea and lives with his family in the capital city, Pyongyang, and has not had contact with outsiders since his defection in 1962. He then simply disappeared from the face of the known world. CROSSING THE LINE follows the journeys of two young medical students, Amy and Paul, who leave their safe middle class homes and university behind to be thrust into the harsh reality of everyday life on Mornington Island. Bridging the Gap in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander life expectancy remains a key issue across Australia. The spent cartridges of bright ideas litter the ground. [2][3][4], The movie had mostly positive reception. Like most Australians, they have never been exposed to life in a remote Indigenous community. Amy and Paul come across as delightful young people. 'Crossing' Reveals Untold N. Korea Story, Last US defector in North Korea, BBC, 23 January 2007, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Crossing_the_Line_(2006_film)&oldid=1127485026, This page was last edited on 15 December 2022, at 00:20. Where does the responsibility for the drug abuse and psychological trauma among undercover agents lie? North Korea as a setting offers artists so much enigma and drama because the country itself is larger than life. Like most Australians, they have never been exposed to li. Chaoyang District, Certainly it must be born of Aboriginal culture. One supervisor cautions Paul against building up an expectation that youre going to make a change. Jenkins now lives in Japan with his wife and daughters. I don't know. 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