"SELL ME: I Am From North Korea" is inspired by the true stories of incredibly courageous North Korean defectors who risk everything to escape one of Earth's most repressive regimes.
On her 15th birthday, Jisun makes the heart-wrenching decision to sell herself to an old Chinese man to make money for her dying mother’s medications. However, after risking everything by crossing the Tumen River into China, she learns that she is not-sellable and finds herself on the streets. The piece was created to bring light to the dark realities and hardships of North Korean women defectors.
