Sendai Short Film Festival 3.11
Tomorrow
(Ashita)- JAPAN / 2011 / Japanese / 137 min
An omnibus film composed of 3-minute-11-second segments, created by 41 directors who struggled with their personal reactions to March 11 and what came after.
Ashes to Honey
(Mitsubachi no haoto to chikyu no kaiten)- JAPAN / 2010 / Japanese, English, Swedish / Japanese subtitles / 135 min
Director: Kamanaka Hitomi
A film about people of Iwaishima who oppose the plan to build a nuclear power plant at Kaminoseki, Yamaguchi Prefecture, and people in Sweden who are working to build a sustainable society. The film asks how we can develop our own energy future, starting from the position of the people engaged in that practice.
Record of the Quake Aftermath: Tohoku Korean School 2011.3.15–3.20
(Higashi Nihon Dai Shinsai Tohoku Chosen gakko no kiroku)- JAPAN / 2011 / Korean, Japanese / Japanese subtitles / 67 min
Directors: Komapress (Park Donsa, Park Sayu)
The Tohoku Korean School was completely destroyed by the Great East Japan Earthquake. A documentary of devastation and the support activities, showing in a frank and candid manner how our compatriots in the Northeast are surviving the disaster.