A State of Mind

Two young North Korean gymnasts prepare for an unprecedented competition in this documentary that offers a rare look into the communist society and the daily lives of North Korean families. For more than eight months, film crews follow 13-year-old Pak Hyon Sun and 11-year-old Kim Song Yun and their families as the girls train for the Mass Games, a spectacular nationalist celebration.

• Daniel GordonDirector
• Daniel GordonWriter

• Daniel GordonNarrator
• Hyon Sun Pakherself
• Song Yun KimHerself
• Kim Jong-ilHimself (archive footage)
• Kim Jong-hoHimself - Mass Games Organizer
• Hyon Sun PakHerself - Gymnast
• Song Yun KimHerself - Gymnast