[KineJapan] Japanese documentarians in conversation

[Fujioka Asako]

With English subtitles! Only until Nov. 30! Two YIDFF2021 talk events 
with Japanese documentary filmmakers are available to view online with 
English subtitles until Nov. 30. Their films were shown in the Agency 
for Cultural Affairs Documentary Film Awards program earlier this month.
■　Conversation 1 (Ise Shinichi, Murakami Hiroyasu) 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e2V4MBGb0Fc&t=22s 
<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e2V4MBGb0Fc&t=22s&fbclid=IwAR0Sv4y-dnjS_-iYhYVOUfxRHZemSBxZ0M9__K26iG6h69bSmHGhUGDQSN4>
Ise's new film is showing now at IDF Amsterdam (Now is the Past -- about 
his father the masterful film editor of over 2000 films who also made 
propaganda films in Indonesia during WWII) and Murakami shows solid work 
as an observer of people-nature relationships in urban spaces.
■　Conversation 2 (Imamura Ayako, Seo Natsumi + Komori Haruka, Hara 
Yoshikazu)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-gEzR1AQgUg 
<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-gEzR1AQgUg&fbclid=IwAR23CDDxW3xAGSONv05bo9Nns-8SfRlXev8PL3RwLCZUVItHy2Z4HuAzlDY>
Prolific documentarian Imamura was born deaf and studied filmmaking in 
America because Japanese schools did not offer the same support for 
inclusive learning opportunities. The Seo / Komori team's creative work 
sprawls across publishing, installation, and performative presentation 
as well as documentary, but mostly about local communities in the 
northeast who were devastated by the 2011 earthquake. Hara's film is 
embroiled in controversy now, as the Agency for Cultural Affairs 
postponed its awards screening because of complaints from the family of 
a protagonist (who is deceased). In this talk show which was recorded 
before the Agency's announcement, Hara talks about why and how he is 
standing up for his film. Here are their films, which were shown at 
YIDFF 2021 as a program of award-winning documentaries presented by 
Bunkacho. https://online.yidff.jp/en/event-en/acadfa/

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FUJIOKA Asako
Documentary Dream Center
Yamagata International Documentary Film Festival
www.ddcenter.org
www.yidff.jp  
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