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Today is March 11th. It’s been eleven years since the Great East Japan Earthquake happened.
To remember this historic natural disaster, why not look at Fukushima: Memories of the Lost Landscape, which is now available online as follows:
For Institutions: https://video.alexanderstreet.com/watch/soma-kanka-daiichibu-ubawareta-tochino-kioku-fukushima-memories-of-the-lost-landscape
For individuals: https://vimeo.com/163965488

Fukushima - Memories of the Lost Land - 福島 「失われた地の記憶」 The following photographs were taken in 2013 & 2014 in the area that was issued the most severe evacuation order after the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear accident…

It's really embarrassing, but I made a video about the YIDFF with my partner--and my cat Hanzo! The series we are talking about has many great examples of Japanese documentary from the last 30 years, so please check them out!

This online talk session is the second of a three-part series.
Ono Seiko and Aaron Gerow first met at their workplace, YIDFF Tokyo Office in 1993. Now married for 25 years, Aaron is Professor of East Asian Film at Yale University and Seiko runs the film distribution company Zakka Films. In their New Haven living room, the couple share their experiences from the early years of the Festival, and talk about YIDFF documentaries and bilingual publications such as Documentary Box, of which they were editors.
Here's the link: https://youtu.be/U7hTsSgXqag

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Made in Japan, YAMAGATA 1989-2021
The online program of Japanese documentaries from the 30-year history of Yamagata International Documentary Film Festival runs on DaFilms.com from Jan 17 to Feb 6, 2022. First week free! https://asia.dafilms.com/spotlight-on/1129-yamagata2021