28 Mar 2009 0
Written by Grace Pattison
In her latest film Megumi, Mirjam van Veelen tells a story of Megumi Yokota, a 13-year old Japanese girl, kidnapped by the North Korean spies. She talks to Kamila Kuc about the feelings of pain and loss it caused Megumi’s family and how she wanted to express this in the film.
25 Mar 2009 0
Written by Chrysanthi Nigianni
In 1977, on her way back home from school, a 13-year-old Japanese girl, Megumi, was abducted by the North Korean spies. Mirjam van Veelen’s film of the same title moves in-between the genre of documentary and drama. The film can be seen as an emotional testament to the experience of loss and love, as well as a political claim about the right to life perceived as the right to be free to imagine a future.
