We are excited this week to begin featuring the Fuller filmmakers involved with Land of Kim: The North Korean Tragedy. This in-production documentary will tell the story of North Korea that no one really knows. They were even able to go into North Korea, the most closed country in the world, with cameras and bring out never before seen footage of what life is like above the 38th parallel.
The production recently launched their funding campaign to raise the rest of the money they need to finish their film. We strongly encourage you to check out what they are doing, and get involved in whatever way you can. Their campaign runs until October 25.
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David Moore
Producer
Land of Kim: The North Korean Tragedy
1) How did you get involved in filmmaking and why?
I remember sitting in a class in high school and the teacher saying, “We need a director.” A voice said, “I’ll do it.” It was my voice. It was almost like I didn’t mean to say it. But I had a blast and have been interested in filmmaking ever since.
Now that I’m pursuing writing for films, I’m especially interested in story and the theological significance that’s present in almost all stories. We serve a God of story.
2) What project(s) are you particularly excited about now and why?
I’m helping to produce Land of Kim: The North Korean Tragedy right now. I wasn’t necessarily looking for a documentary project to work on, but I couldn’t help but get involved with Land of Kim when I saw their work and the team they had already assembled. The plight of the North Korean people is so heartbreaking that I had to lend whatever talents I had to this project.
I’m also writing my own scripts on the side, and I’m writing for two independent film projects.
3) How does your faith influence your filmmaking?
I came to Fuller to find the intersection between faith and art – particularly in films that are theologically significant in spite of themselves. The book A Matrix of Meanings by Barry Taylor and Craig Detweiler confirmed to me that looking for theological significance in ‘secular’ works of art was not a ludicrous idea.
Now, with my Fuller education, everything that I write comes from my theological training – even if it’s something like Home Alone 5. Often, films I’ve written have a theological subtext that’s an important – if less-obvious – component of the plot.
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David is also the coordinator for the Lowell W. Berry Center for Lifelong Learning at Fuller Theological Seminary, and the editor of The Burner Blog, featuring the resources of Fuller Seminary for pastors and the local church.
David is from Lubbock, TX, and is married to Leah Beth. They have two sons – Joel (5) and Silas (3).
You can connect with David via Facebook.
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From the Land of Kim production team:
This documentary film will outline the history of North Korea from the beginning of the twentieth century to the present day, focusing on human rights abuses and solutions toward a one-day peaceful North Korea.
Interviews with experts in the fields of human rights activism, politics, history, Asian studies, foreign affairs and national security will provide clarity and a variety of opinions about the geo-political and humanitarian problems facing the reclusive communist nation. Archival footage, news clips and animation will be used to chronicle the current state of diplomacy between North Korea and the world community.
Our goal is to unite the world community toward the task of finding solutions to the human rights crisis facing the nation of North Korea. Many Americans simply don’t know much about this strange and isolated country. With this film we will give audiences a better understanding of the history, politics, and heartbreaking human struggle of North Korea. We want to spark conversation, provoke thought, and urge society to ask difficult questions about the global neighborhood.
You can connect with Land of Kim and its production team via:
The Land of Kim Website
Their Indigogo Campaign
Facebook