In 2015 — the 70th anniversary of Korea’s tragic division by the United States and the former Soviet Union — 30 women peacemakers from around the world crossed the DMZ from North to South Korea, calling for peace on the Korean peninsula. Crossings, a new documentary film by Emmy-award-winning filmmaker Deann Borshay Liem, follows these women leaders, including Women Cross DMZ co-founders Christine Ahn and Gloria Steinem and Nobel Peace Laureates Leymah Gbowee and Mairead Maguire, on their historic journey. Through their story, Crossings explores enduring questions about war’s legacies and the role women play in resolving the world’s most intractable conflicts.
Crossings premiered at the Hawai’i’ International Film Festival in Honolulu on November 13, 2021, and virtually November 15-28 (HI residents only). See below for information on nationwide screenings (more details forthcoming; check back for updates).
Read The New York Times article about the crossing.
Read the Forbes article about the film.
February 24, 2023, 6 PM PST: Crossings Special Festival Preview Screening at the DisOrient Asian American Film Festival of Oregon, Art House, 492 E 13th Ave, Eugene, OR 97401. Deann Borshay Liem and Christine Ahn in attendance. Tickets are available here.
Virtual Screening: Feb. 25, 12:00 am – Feb. 26, 11:59 pm (48 hrs.)
February 25, 2023, 1:30 PM PST: Crossings Screening at Seattle Asian American Film Festival at the Northwest Film Forum, 1515 12th Ave, Seattle, WA 98122. Deann Borshay Liem and Christine Ahn in attendance. Tickets are available here.
Virtual Screening: February 27-March 5, 2023
April 21, 2023: Crossings screening at Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois 60208.
November 19, 2022, 2 PM EDT: Korea Peace Now! Grassroots Network Georgia’s Crossings screening at the Korean Church of Atlanta UMC, 3205 Pleasant Hill Rd., Duluth, GA 30096. Free admission.
November 18, 2022, 3:45 PM EDT: Emory University’s East Asia Collective Crossings community screening at the AMUC Harland Cinema. Free admission.
November 10, 2022, 7 PM EDT: Crossings screening at the Toronto Reel Asian International Film Festival, OCADU Auditorium, 100 McCaul St, Toronto, Canada, and online. Get tickets
November 8, 2022, 6:10 PM PT: Crossings screening at the San Diego Asian Film Festival, Ultrastar Mission Valley Cinemas, 7510 Hazard Center Dr #100, San Diego, CA. Get tickets
October 29, 2022, 1 PM PT: Crossings screening at the United Nations Association Film Festival (UNAFF), Mitchell Park Community Center, 3700 Middlefield Road, Palo Alto, CA. Filmmaker Deann Borshay Liem and Christine Ahn will attend the screening and participate in a Q&A afterward. Get tickets (choose session 20).
October 21, 2022, 5:30 PM ET: Crossings screening at the Boston Asian American Film Festival (BAAFF), Emerson Paramount Center, Bright Family Screening Room, 559 Washington St., Boston, MA. Buy tickets here.
October 4, 2022, 8:00 PM KST, Hantan River Spa Hotel 철원 한탄리버스파호텔 / GV 자유 대화
October 4, 2022, 2:00 PM KST, Cine Q Sindorim 씨네Q 신도림점 / 인사 나눔 with Deann Borshay Liem (Director 감독), Christine Ahn (Women Cross DMZ Executive Director 워민크로스디엠지 사무총장, 한미미 (World YWCA Vice President 세계YWCA 부회장)
October 2, 2022, 4:30 PM KST, Imjingak Pyeonghwa-Nuri Park Art stage 임진각 아트스테이지
October 1, 2022, 1 PM KST, Imjingak Pyeonghwa-Nuri Park Art Stage 임진각 아트스테이지 / GV (관객과의 대화)
September 7, 2022, 12 PM EDT Fifth Annual Meeting of the Presbyterian Peace Network for Korea, Serra Retreat Center, Malibu, and Online. The in-person and virtual discussion of the film will follow after the screening.
August 28, 2022, 11 AM CT Veterans for Peace National Convention, Online. Register for the convention here.
August 7, 2022, 4 PM PT GYOPO Crossings screening at Robinson S.P.A.C.E., 104 Robinson Street, Los Angeles, CA. Get tickets here.
August 6, 2022, 7 PM PT Crossings clips to be featured at the LAKMA Peace Concert: Unified in Friendship and Harmony at the Walt Disney Concert Hall. Tickets are on sale now. Use code “PEACECONCERT2OFF” for $2 off.
August 4, 2022, 5 PM CDT Crossings East Coast premiere at Asian American Film Festival. Get tickets here.
July 27, 2022, 7 PM EST Crossings screening & discussion at Busboys and Poets (Brookland). Free with RSVP.
May 10, 2022, 7:30 PM PT: Crossings West Coast premiere at Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival, Tateuchi Democracy Forum @ JANM (100 N Central Ave Los Angeles, CA). Buy tickets here.
November 15–28, 2021: Crossings virtual screenings (Hawai’i International Film Festival) (HAWAII RESIDENTS ONLY)
November 15, 2021, 5 PM HT: Live virtual discussion moderated by University of Hawai’i professor Vernadette Gonzalez as part of the Film for Thought Program co-hosted by the Hawai’i Council for the Humanities.
November 13, 2021, 2 PM HT: Crossings world premiere* at Consolidated Theatres Kahala, Honolulu, HI (Hawai’i’ International Film Festival)
*Note: The screening will be followed by a Q&A with filmmaker Deann Borshay Liem, Christine Ahn, and Ann Wright. moderated by Vernadette Gonzalez, professor of American Studies at UH Manoa. This discussion is part of the Film for Thought Program at HIFF.
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To make a tax-deductible contribution by mail, please make your check payable to Women Cross DMZ and send it to Susan Yohn, Attn: Women Cross DMZ, 263 Windsor Place, Brooklyn NY 11218.
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Join our email list!Korean Documentaries to Air at Asian American International Film Festival [Forbes, 8/29/22]
THOUGHTS / CROSSINGS: A Companion essay by scholar Vernadette Gonzalez [HIFF, 10/27/21]
The Brave Women-Led Movement Making History on the Korean Demilitarized Zone [Flux, 11/15/21]
New documentary details international effort of women activists to end conflict on Korean peninsula [The Conversation, Hawaii Public Radio, 11/15/21]
We Discuss “Crossings” A New Documentary Film [Flashpoints, KPFA Radio, 11/15/21]
Walking the long road to peace [Korean Quarterly, Fall 2021 issue]
L.A. Asian Pacific Film Fest 2022 Interview: Deann Borshay Liem on Bridging the Divide in Perception Between North and South Korea in “Crossings” [The Moveable Fest, 5/9/22]
LA 아시아태평양영화제에서 상영된 다큐멘터리 <크로싱즈> [KOFICE, 5/17/22]
Korean Documentaries to Air at Asian American International Film Festival [Forbes, 7/30/22]
‘Crossings’ Follows A Walk For Peace As It Crosses The Korean Divide [Forbes, 8/7/22]
Support our efforts to bring peace to the Korean Peninsula! Your donation is tax-deductible.
To make a tax-deductible contribution by mail, please make your check payable to Women Cross DMZ and send it to Susan Yohn, Attn: Women Cross DMZ, 263 Windsor Place, Brooklyn NY 11218.