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Ashes to Honey
Fri. 16/09, 20:00 De Unie / Rotterdam
(Debate in Dutch before the film), FREE Reservations under reserveren@deunie.nu or 010-433 3534
Op Iwaishima, een klein eiland aan de kust van Japan, vechten bewoners al 28 jaar tegen de komst van een kerncentrale. KAMANAKA volgt de bewoners van dit eiland in hun strijd tegen de komst van deze centrale. Veel bewoners zijn op zoek naar een manier om duurzaam en zelfvoorzienend te leven, terwijl de komst van een kerncentrale veel evenwicht in zee en op land zou verstoren. Tegelijkertijd gaat Kamanaka naar Zweden, waar genoeg voorbeelden te vinden zijn van alternatieve vormen van energie. Deze film werpt voor nu, ná maart 2011, de belangrijke vraag op of er niet definitief een andere weg ingeslagen moet worden.
Voorafgaand aan de film zal er een debat met Hans van der Lugt (voormalig Japan correspondent voor NRC en auteur van 'Geketende democratie - Japan achter de schermen') en Ike Teuling (chemicus en stralingsdeskundige bij Greenpeace) plaatsvinden. We zullen het met hen hebben over de vraag of Japan wel genoeg was voorbereid op rampen als die van maart, hoe er met de ramp om is gegaan en wat er nu zal moeten gebeuren om een soortgelijke situatie in de toekomst te voorkomen. (Debat in het Nederlands! Film: Japans & Engels gesproken, Engels ondertiteld)
This film was made before the disaster that has struck Japan, but shows clearly that even there, nuclear power has never been undisputed. The inhabitants of a small village situated at a distance of 30 km from a nuclear power plant describe the difficulties caused by their peculiar neighbor. An active group of villagers is doing everything in their power to stop the plant from being built. In contrast, a Swedish village that is almost self-sustaining by the use of regenerative energies is presented. This documentary raises the question why the world shouldn't change its energy policy for good.
Before the screening of "Ashes to Honey", Hans van der Lugt (former correspondent for NRC in Japan) and Ike Teuling (radiation expert at Greenpeace) will discuss the current situation regarding nuclear power in Japan. How could things lead to this, why is the disaster being handled the way it is, and what needs to be done to solve the current situation to prevent another "Fukushima"? (Discussion in Dutch! Film: Japanese / English spoken, English subtitles)
Japan, 2010, 85min, DV , Color, English subtitles
Director: KAMANAKA Hitomi
Producer: KOIZUMI Shuichi
Music: Shing02
Camera: IWADA Makiko, AKIBA Seikou, YAMAMOTO Kenji
Distributor: Group Gendai
Website: www.888earth.net
About the director: As a graduate from Tokyo Zokei University art school, SATO is now part of a collective of young Japanese filmmakers called AND. His work has been screened before at IFFR and the festivals in Oberhausen, Rio de Janeiro and Vancouver. The day when the sun was lost is his first feature film. His latest project, shot in Okinawa, is currently under postproduction.
Filmography (selection):
2005 Kumamotohe
2006 Mutyusui
2007 denotation
2007 My brother YUKINORI's diary
2010 Elegy
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The Day When the Sun Was Lost
Sat. 24/09, 14:45, LantarenVenster / Rotterdam
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Een gevoelige en fascinerende documentaire over een rustieke oude buurt in de prefectuur Shimane die moet wijken voor moderne bouw en toerisme en gepland staat voor sloop. De oude bewoners leiden nog steeds hun dagelijks leven in de buurt waar ze zijn opgegroeid en denken terug aan hun ervaringen daar en hun herinneringen van hun lange geschiedenis, bewust van het feit dat deze plek spoedig verdwenen zal zijn. Door middel van subtiel en observerend camerawerk en een melancholische soundtrack geeft SATO Fumiro ons een fascinerend en enigszins droevige meditatie op bestaan en onzekerheid over de toekomst.
A delicate and absorbing documentary about a rustic and quiet old neighbourhood in Shimane Prefecture which is slated for demolition to make way for modern buildings and tourist attractions. The elderly residents still live their daily lives in the neighborhood they grew up in and reflect on their experiences there and their memories of their long history there, aware that this place will soon have disappeared. Through subtle, unobtrusive camerawork and a melancholic score, SATO Fumiro gives us a fascinating and somewhat sad meditation on existence and insecure futures.
European Premiére
Japan, 2011, 87 min, DV, Color, English subtitles
Director: SATO Fumiro
Script: SATO Fumiro, CHIHARA Mami
Producer: SATO Fumiro
Camera: SATO Fumiro, IKEDA Takuya
Music: All the Frogs Are Our Weekend, Naph, HATAKEYAMA Chihei, TAKANISHI Tomoyasu
About the director: As a graduate from Tokyo Zokei University art school, SATO is now part of a collective of young Japanese filmmakers called AND. His work has been screened before at IFFR and the festivals in Oberhausen, Rio de Janeiro and Vancouver. The day when the sun was lost is his first feature film. His latest project, shot in Okinawa, is currently under postproduction.
Filmography (selection):
2005 Kumamotohe
2006 Mutyusui
2007 denotation
2007 My brother YUKINORI's diary
2010 Elegy
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Live from Tokyo
Sun. 25/09, 17:00 LantarenVenster / Rotterdam
De documentaire 'Live from Tokyo' neemt ons mee in de fascinerende wereld van de underground muziek scene van Tokyo en stelt ons voor aan de innovatieve muzikanten die deze veelzijdige muzikale beweging gecreëerd hebben. De Amerikaanse regisseur Lewis RAPKIN verkent deze excentrieke muziek cultuur met een wonderbaarlijke verzameling interviews, concert registraties en prachtige beelden van Tokyo. Verscheidene muzikanten in de film erkennen de invloeden van Amerikaanse en Westerse muziek, terwijl ze tegelijkertijd worstelen om hun afstand te behouden en hun eigen originaliteit te waarborgen. Met de aandacht voor Westerse invloeden is deze film een waardevolle bijdrage aan het thema 'Made in Japan?'.
The documentary 'Live from Tokyo' takes us into the fascinating world of Tokyo's music culture and highlights the innovative musicians that create its multi-faceted underground music scene. U.S. director Lewis RAPKIN explores this eccentric music culture set within a modern Japanese megalopolis through a remarkable collection of interviews & live footage and wonderful images of Tokyo. Several musicians recognize the influence by American and Western music while also struggling to keep distance and originality. With the attention to outside influences on Tokyo's music culture this film is a perfect addition to Camera Japan's 2011 theme "Made in Japan?".
European première
Japan/USA, 2010, 79 min, HDCAM, Color, English subtitles
Director: Lewis RAPKIN
Script: Lewis RAPKIN
Producer: Eric J. MINTZ
Camera: Ian SOTZING
Music: Various Artists
Distribution: Lewis RAPKIN
Website: www.livefromtokyo.net
About the director: Lewis RAPKIN, born in 1986, is a New York based filmmaker and musician. He has worked on documentaries for PBS, HBO and the Discovery Channel. He has also made several music videos and short films that have been presented at many international festivals, and has composed the original music for Live From Tokyo, his first feature film.
Filmography:
Live from Tokyo 2010
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We Don't Care About Music Anyway
Wed. 21/09, 20:30, LantarenVenster / Rotterdam
CAMERA JAPAN Kick-Off with live acts SETE STAR SEPT & OVE NAXX, Eur 7
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Van radicale draaitafelisme tot laptop innovatie en het kapen van klassieke muziek: Tokyo staat internationaal bekend om haar weinig bescheiden karakter. 'We Don't Care About Music Anyway.' toont ons een totaal nieuw beeld van Tokyo door haar muziek scene, waarin muziek, geluid en beeld, realiteit en representatie, documentaire en fictie met elkaar geconfronteerd worden. Terwijl we naar de muziek luisteren en de optredens zich voor ons afspelen, zijn op de achtergrond de stad en de maatschappij in een continue ontwikkeling.
From radical turntablism to laptop music innovation, via classical instrument hijacking, Tokyo's avant-garde music scene is internationally known for its boldness. While introducing some of the greatest musicians of this scene, "We Don't Care About Music Anyway..." offers a kaleidoscopic view of Tokyo, confronting music and noise, sound and image, reality and representation, documentary and fiction. Beyond the music and beyond its performance, the future and mode of existence of a city, and society as a whole, are in motion.
European première
France, 2009, 80 min, DV, Color, English subtitles
Director: Cédric DUPIRE & Gaspard KUENTZ
Script: Cédric DUPIRE, Noa GARCIA-KISANUKI & Gaspard KUENTZ
Producer: Studio Shaiprod
Camera: Cédric DUPIRE
Music: Various Artists
Distribution: Studio Shaiprod
Website: www.studio-shaiprod.com
About the directors: Cedric DUPIRE started directing in 2005 after his encounter with Rajasthani traditional music and made his first documentary film Musafir, followed three years later by a documentary on Guinea Conakry. He is fascinated by the link between the music and its environment. Gaspard KUENTZ was born in 1981 and in 2003, he settled in Tokyo to study cinema at Eiga Bigakko school. He directed a short film and worked as distributor in Japan. This is his first documentary.
Filmography:
Cedric DUPIRE
2005 Musafir
2008 The right man in the right place