2020 Nashville Film Festival

True North

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True North
When an innocent family is taken to a North Korean concentration camp, a gentle young boy must find meaning to life in the world’s most hopeless corner.
True North Q&A
This screening was eligible for NashFilm 2020 Audience Awards. The voting period has now closed. Results will be announced on the morning of Wednesday, October 7th in the Festival Flash email, and on NashFilm social media channels.
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This virtual screening includes the film True North, followed by a pre-recorded Q&A.


Congratulations to True North, winner of the 51st Annual Nashville Film Festival Award for Best Animated Feature Film!

After his father disappears and the rest of his family is sent to a notorious political prison camp in North Korea, a young boy must learn to survive the harsh conditions, find meaning in his perilous existence, and maybe even escape.

  • Year
    2020
  • Runtime
    94 minutes
  • Language
    English
  • Country
    Japan
  • Premiere
    US
  • Director
    Eiji Han Shimizu
  • Screenwriter
    Eiji Han Shimizu
  • Producer
    Eiji Han Shimizu
  • Executive Producer
    Seong-keon Han
  • Cast
    Joel Sutton, Michael Sasaki
  • Cinematographer
    Andrey Pratama
  • Editor
    Eiji Han Shimizu
  • Animator
    Andrey Pratama, Melita Budiman, Dian Lestari
  • Production Design
    Melita Budiman, Dian Lestari
  • Sound Design
    Sun-wook Kwon
  • Music
    Matthew Wilder
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