Vivian Lee, student activist at American University who organized the Thursday evening viewing of “Seoul Train” reports:

… the film was a clutcher to most of the audience, I think. A close friend approached me after and acclaimed the film. At first I took it as a hearty joke only because this friend has a bit of a “tough heart”, which is not to say she is insensitive. But when she told me that she was shaking, and after seeing her goosebumps, I knew that this film opened her eyes. And mine, also. Right after the film ended, there was a continual hand-raising session to ask questions. Jim is a great speaker; he answered us in a very comprehendible and factly way. Some of the questions that were asked were similiar to “What has the UNHCR done, and why isn’t it fufilling its mandate?” and “Those [activists, escapees] in the film, do they fear for their disclosed identity?”

Many in the audience took the NK Freedom Rally flyers with them, so I hope to see them on Friday. A group of friends and I are planning to screen the film again at the beginning of the school year. By then, we hope to have formed a campus club based on NK human rights.