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NYUFF Closing Night-The Juche Idea
The criticism expressed in revolutionary art must be serious, thorough and sharp. - Juche Film Theory
The 15th and final New York Underground Film Festival is proud to present the East Coast Premiere of The Juche Idea, the latest in director Jim Finn's series dealing with Marxist values and revolutionary art.
Roughly translated, Juche, the official North Korean religion and political ideology, means self-reliance. But the official text on the state-sponsored philosophy, written by Kim Jong-il, leaves final authority over interpretation of Juche to the Dear Leader, himself. The Juche Idea tells the story of a South Korean video artist (Kim Jong-il loves movies!) who takes a residency in North Korea. She becomes inspired by the Juche concept of revolutionary art, and intent to further adapt the ideology to modern cinematic practices. The film is partly told through some of the projects she makes while at the residency--The Small Little Teeth of America: The Tiny Dentures of Imperialism; Flesh Ring in the Sea of Blood; and The Winter of Abundance: Our Hope is the Juche State.
As in his earlier films Interkosmos (Opening Night, 2006) and La Trinchera Luminosa del Presidente Gonzalo (NYUFF 2007), Finns signature tone is in full effectThe Juche Idea is a deadpan yet poetic look at the relation of image to idea, and an investigation into the role of propaganda and politics in the creation of art.
O bureaucratic capitalism!
Wet slug to be suffocated in eggshells and beer.
The day the US capitalist dictatorship is finally overthrown,
the world will sleep through the night, not as it does now:
squinting through its lashes with both hands gripping a Kalashnikov. From The Juche Idea
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LocationAnthology Film Archives
32 2nd Ave
New York, NY
United States
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