Crossings | A Perspective on North Korea
Clip: Season 6 Episode 4 | 35sVideo has Closed Captions
Abigail Disney tours a North Korean kindergarten, leaving her with mixed feelings.
Abigail Disney, a filmmaker and philanthropist, talks about what she sees during a tour of a North Korean kindergarten in Pyongyang. She and the other activists of Women Cross DMZ watch performances and play time by the young students but also witness the production that the children put on; the situation leaves them with mixed feelings as they know it is a complicated one.
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Crossings | A Perspective on North Korea
Clip: Season 6 Episode 4 | 35sVideo has Closed Captions
Abigail Disney, a filmmaker and philanthropist, talks about what she sees during a tour of a North Korean kindergarten in Pyongyang. She and the other activists of Women Cross DMZ watch performances and play time by the young students but also witness the production that the children put on; the situation leaves them with mixed feelings as they know it is a complicated one.
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And the kids were obviously all assigned something to be doing for our benefit.
(indistinct chatter in Korean) I'm trying to police myself about my prejudices.
But I also don't want to lose my healthy, healthy skepticism about what is really happening behind the curtain.
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