Little Voices from Fukushima
- Wednesday, June 3, 16:30 Naxoshalle Kino
- 小さき声のカノン－選択する人々
Chiisaki koe no kanon: sentaku suru hitobito - Japan 2014, Blu-ray, 119 min, Japanese with English subtitles
- Director: Hitomi KAMANAKA
- Production & world sales: Bun Bun Films
- Camera: Makiko IWATA
- Music: Shing02
- International premiere in the presence of the director
- Followed by a discussion with Julius Weitzdörfer (Frankfurt/Cambridge)
- Competition Nippon Visions Jury Award and Nippon Visions Audience Award
The name Fukushima has become a synonym for the dangers of nuclear energy, much like Chernobyl. Director Hitomi KAMANAKA analyzes the parallels between the two disasters, travelling to the affected regions in Japan and Belarus. Her interest and compassion lies with the families, especially the children and their mothers who try to protect them. This film lets their voices be heard.
Director Bio
Hitomi KAMANAKA, born in Toyama Prefecture in 1958, studied at Waseda University before working as as an assistant director. She later studied at the National Film Board of Canada and worked as a media activist in New York. After returning to Japan, she focused on environmental topics and produced many documentaries, mainly for television.
Filmography
2003 Hibakusha – At the End of the World (Hibakusha – sekai no owari ni); 2006 Rokassho Rhapsody (Rokkashomura rhapsody / NC '11); 2010 Ashes to Honey – Toward a Sustainable Future (Mitsubachi no haoto to chikyu no kaiten / NC '11)
In cooperation with the Interdisciplinary Centre for East Asian Studies at the Goethe University Frankfurt / Project: Protecting the Weak
