Documentary maker Kazuhiro Soda comes to London

[Jasper Sharp]

Some quick news in from the Japan Foundation UK, but at 6.30pm on 10th June, acclaimed documentary-maker Kazuhiro Soda will be at the Japan Foundation’s London office in Russell Square to give a talk on his work, just prior to presenting the UK premiere of his most recent film, Peace, at Sheffield Doc/Fest (http://sheffdocfest.com/) in Sheffield’s Showroom Cinema screen 1 at 10.30am on 12th June. More details about the Doc/Fest screening can be found at http://sheffdocfest.com/films/show/5059, while the film’s official website can be found at http://www.laboratoryx.us/peace/home.html.Soda is a really interesting director, who achieved widespread recognition with Campaign, which screened as part of BBC 4’s ‘What is Democracy?’ season a few years back in an edited version under the new title ofThe Kawasaki Candidate. Jason Gray ran an interview with him on Midnight Eye back in 2007 (http://www.midnighteye.com/interviews/kazuhiro_soda.shtml). Since then he has gone on to make Mental, which looked at mental healthcare in Japan.As is usual for Japan Foundation events, attendance is free, but you need to reserve a place in advance by emailing your name and the event title to event at jpf.org.uk.More details can be found on the flyer below, the Japan Foundation website at http://www.jpf.org.uk/whatson.php#349.

(reposted from my website: http://jaspersharp.com/blog/news/2011/06/documentary-maker-kazuhiro-soda-comes-to-london/)

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