A Construct The Koreas (Never) Made Together: Deconstructing the DMZ ForThe Imaginary – 2019

This animated film, A Construct the Koreas (Never) Made Together: Deconstructing the DMZ for the Imaginary (2019), analyzes the Korean DMZ through five different lenses. The first lens examines the DMZ through history and illustrates how the DMZ has fluctuated over time. The second lens demonstrates how the DMZ functions as a solid barrier that maintains and reinforces the divided Korea. The third lens reveals ways in which the DMZ connects the two countries and is transgressed despite its being an impenetrable barrier. The fourth lens zooms out to take in Northeast Asia and trace the paths of North Koreans who partake in the 5,000 km clandestine escape route. The final lens shows how the two Koreas are starting finally to literally deconstruct the border, a remnant of the Cold War.