tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-281242942024-03-15T02:28:47.586+09:00documentingian, blogThis is a blog documenting me, Thomas, who documents the lives of other people. I'll write a lot about life in Japan post 3/11 and also link videos from my YouTube Channel. 有り難う for stopping by.Ian Thomas Ashhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09692848215726708548noreply@blogger.comBlogger594125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28124294.post-3283216217361357562021-12-31T23:30:00.003+09:002022-01-04T20:46:55.870+09:00"Ushiku" included in Third Window Films' Top 10 Japanese films of 2021<p><span class="d2edcug0 hpfvmrgz qv66sw1b c1et5uql oi732d6d ik7dh3pa ht8s03o8 a8c37x1j keod5gw0 nxhoafnm aigsh9s9 fe6kdd0r mau55g9w c8b282yb d3f4x2em iv3no6db jq4qci2q a3bd9o3v b1v8xokw oo9gr5id hzawbc8m" dir="auto">Extremely honoured for "Ushiku" to be included in <span><span class="nc684nl6"><span>Third Window Films</span></span></span>' Top 10 Japanese films of 2021 (<a href="https://www.facebook.com/thirdwindowfilms/posts/5008626745855865" target="_blank">LINK</a>)!! Thank you, Third Window Films, for your support! <span class="pq6dq46d tbxw36s4 knj5qynh kvgmc6g5 ditlmg2l oygrvhab nvdbi5me sf5mxxl7 gl3lb2sf hhz5lgdu"><br /></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEixa76gwMSUkGUKAYKxgNbL63fyttcoPnq836vIX33IwnwuyHBvLLcK2dNLUKRN77-zE7fbPXAzrjLEPa2A7qngL3_MIqA0NYXyKIIa7IQ1d24zUFS7EujzZZZ5kjtUhWLHDzI5tqIBDJYsHURe7oiNa1NefBKvGc6JhwvFyF8CieVPXegLXbk=s1400" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1400" data-original-width="1400" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEixa76gwMSUkGUKAYKxgNbL63fyttcoPnq836vIX33IwnwuyHBvLLcK2dNLUKRN77-zE7fbPXAzrjLEPa2A7qngL3_MIqA0NYXyKIIa7IQ1d24zUFS7EujzZZZ5kjtUhWLHDzI5tqIBDJYsHURe7oiNa1NefBKvGc6JhwvFyF8CieVPXegLXbk=s320" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p></p>Ian Thomas Ashhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09692848215726708548noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28124294.post-16173513018856744852021-12-27T23:30:00.002+09:002021-12-31T16:26:49.738+09:00"Ushiku" to be released in Japanese cinemas in 2022!<p>日本語下記</p><p><br /></p><p style="text-align: justify;">BREAKING: the distributor 太秦株式会社 (Uzamasa) has just announced "Ushiku" will open in Tokyo’s イメージフォーラム (Image Forum) theatre on February 26 with a nationwide theatrical release to follow! </p><p style="text-align: justify;"><br />I am in awe of the courage of the participants in the film who continue to speak out and share about their experiences in Japanese immigration detention. And I am extremely grateful to our team and supporters.<br /></p><p style="text-align: left;"> </p><p style="text-align: center;"> 2022.2.26(土)より<br />シアター・イメージフォーラムほか<br />全国順次公開決定!<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhoBoh-BRV8pZVKRkyANsNhbt4xc0CKIlw_ewqAlUgyt7hzn3Yi5K9dDS361WyOLHfy32hxI1wBmZEmNAZGgmezRO4C4Ptm8X76t60CzWPeIVUJN8euyuROkVPegnLB8ouh_XgOMh3-qI9gKuS5mjgWiILrUOTh_xsQJ6rVdT6pEXAVfK9BsMo=s3508" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3508" data-original-width="2481" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhoBoh-BRV8pZVKRkyANsNhbt4xc0CKIlw_ewqAlUgyt7hzn3Yi5K9dDS361WyOLHfy32hxI1wBmZEmNAZGgmezRO4C4Ptm8X76t60CzWPeIVUJN8euyuROkVPegnLB8ouh_XgOMh3-qI9gKuS5mjgWiILrUOTh_xsQJ6rVdT6pEXAVfK9BsMo=s320" width="226" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3508" data-original-width="2481" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjHyoKRD5axObr30R_rR0WR2kRHWS-SQhoRxB1ixTzoHqXL5bkvNiQwgRT0dtUjd0h34IproikCFPYS-GoBfZdrHoRr9nK2cd1NHy4LsYXpdLWIxjQtB30qWkZpvrgNd5pM2EKd1fHMqc2c2RhP5sZScw6nJLCYjmRqTorS-k7MmcDfE8cO9t0=s320" width="226" /><br /></div><p></p><p> </p>Ian Thomas Ashhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09692848215726708548noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28124294.post-39499982565806939102021-12-24T23:30:00.001+09:002021-12-31T16:23:11.443+09:00"Ushiku" selected as of the Japan Foundation's "Japanese Movies to Represent 2021" <p style="text-align: justify;">(日本語下記)<br />The Japan Foundation's "The Japanese Film Festival (JFF)", a project to promote Japanese film around the world, has just released it's annual list "Japanese Movies to Represent 2021, Selected by 7 Experts from Around the World". I am extremely honoured for "Ushiku" to be selected by Nippon Connection Japanese Film Festival's Marion Klomfass where she wrote "One of the most important films this year for me was Ushiku by Thomas Ash".</p><p><br />READ: <a href="https://jff.jpf.go.jp/read/column/2021_japanese_movies/">https://jff.jpf.go.jp/read/column/2021_japanese_movies/</a></p><p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiPg1aExUmskXjTthrEQGC826RAcZQBAkS5ihrroLz77xa6C92P71MseGcMaFVElt72qmdohsEyJYxeG50Nyohap9s-Lih0aj1scDm8_R_Jc_xlsVvmd3bkhmB3_sAtiWevBtF8f3vyI9Z2X_uZw3i1ERrBGeb_YdqN8Qv33Y5g3IT3ZR-5VKY=s1238" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1238" height="310" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiPg1aExUmskXjTthrEQGC826RAcZQBAkS5ihrroLz77xa6C92P71MseGcMaFVElt72qmdohsEyJYxeG50Nyohap9s-Lih0aj1scDm8_R_Jc_xlsVvmd3bkhmB3_sAtiWevBtF8f3vyI9Z2X_uZw3i1ERrBGeb_YdqN8Qv33Y5g3IT3ZR-5VKY=s320" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;"> JFF(Japanese Film Festival)は、国際交流基金が実施する海外への日本映画促進事業です。<br />「世界の映画人7人が選ぶ、2021年を象徴する日本映画」<br />今年の「日本映画祭ニッポン・コネクション」でニッポン・ドックス賞を受賞したトーマス・アッシュ監督の『牛久』は、私にとって2021年の映画のなかでもとくに重要な1本。牛久の「入国管理センター」で極限状態に晒された収容者へのインタビューを隠しカメラによって撮影し、日本の強硬な難民政策のおぞましさをあぶり出した問題作だ。<br />マリオン・クロムファス<br />ドイツのフランクフルト・アム・マインで開催される日本映画祭「ニッポン・コネクション」のディレクター。</p><p><br /><a href="https://jff.jpf.go.jp/ja/read/column/2021_japanese_movies/">https://jff.jpf.go.jp/ja/read/column/2021_japanese_movies/</a></p><p> </p>Ian Thomas Ashhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09692848215726708548noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28124294.post-45800243833478937932021-12-17T22:02:00.000+09:002021-12-17T22:02:07.028+09:00"Ushiku" voted one of the 20 Best Japanese Movies of 2021<p style="text-align: justify;">I am extremely honoured my new documentary "Ushiku" has been included in Asian Movie Pulse's annual lists of the "Best Japanese Movies" and "Best Asian Films"!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgpKDzogy4oIGeBc-CoJ4SUVK_rCjCvarg-hQBnHxRflVWkJJ4nJg9mUcoIO5YNpwITr44rbUh4_T3BFK7N6PZqi1nw4G5sZlX6mR5HEUstIZlAYxqAiQPZ2K10SvFcK3LfZDgY6gEEnAB0HnBW6wI5gapiTeSZM4lOTyGOrpTvYcj87e53RUc=s774" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="615" data-original-width="774" height="254" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgpKDzogy4oIGeBc-CoJ4SUVK_rCjCvarg-hQBnHxRflVWkJJ4nJg9mUcoIO5YNpwITr44rbUh4_T3BFK7N6PZqi1nw4G5sZlX6mR5HEUstIZlAYxqAiQPZ2K10SvFcK3LfZDgY6gEEnAB0HnBW6wI5gapiTeSZM4lOTyGOrpTvYcj87e53RUc=s320" width="320" /></a></div><p>The 20 Best Japanese Movies of 2021 list can be found here: <a href="https://asianmoviepulse.com/2021/12/the-20-best-japanese-movies-of-2021/">https://asianmoviepulse.com/2021/12/the-20-best-japanese-movies-of-2021/</a><br /><br />The 25 Best Asian Films of 2021list can be found here: <a href="https://asianmoviepulse.com/2021/12/the-25-best-asian-films-of-2021/">https://asianmoviepulse.com/2021/12/the-25-best-asian-films-of-2021/</a><br /></p><p><br /> <br /><br /></p><h1 class="entry-title h1"><br /></h1>Ian Thomas Ashhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09692848215726708548noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28124294.post-8728835713549644652021-11-25T23:30:00.004+09:002021-11-30T16:58:45.131+09:00UK, France, Singapore and Germany screeings of "Ushiku"<p style="text-align: justify;">「牛久」イギリス上映11月28日、フランス初上映12月3日、シンガポールにて東南アジア初上映12月4日!そして、11月いっぱいまでドイツにてオンライン上映!<br /> </p><p style="text-align: justify;">Upcoming "Ushiku" (<a href="https://www.ushikufilm.com/" target="_blank">WEBSITE</a>) screenings include the UK's Global Health Film Nov 28, the French Premier in Festival Fenêtressur le Japon, and the Southeast Asia Premier in Singapore International Film Festival - SGIFF Dec. 4! And the film can be seen online all this month in Germany's Nippon Connection - Japanese Film Festival Replay!<br /></p><p> </p><p>UK (Online) Global Health FF (Nov 28): <a href="https://www.globalhealthfilm.org/resources/ushiku-2021?fbclid=IwAR1YE6TfPeHBk07qlfM41bwqLkEDYpm0PrbfC3jwi3s0i8SMYxXOBplcudI">https://www.globalhealthfilm.org/resources/ushiku-2021</a><br />France (Live) Festival Fenêtressur le Japon (Dec 3): <a href="https://fenetres-japon.fr/?cat=107&fbclid=IwAR2qhq7JuOYLFdcVQNPhh_heJdZxP3-zhYS7DvzIdmEqXV5ZrCzXqaGfYcg">https://fenetres-japon.fr/?cat=107</a><br />Singapore (Live)Singapore Int FF (Dec 4): <a href="https://sgiff.com/films/ushiku/?fbclid=IwAR08qJkk8_4S2JSEN1X3l_CRrmcz5HlUg09x-p5vNzUHD_AGH3eIZqa7zKE">https://sgiff.com/films/ushiku/</a><br />Germany (Online) Nippon Connection Replay (until end of November): <a href="https://nipponconnection.com/de/program/replay/?fbclid=IwAR3DMQ4C1ipX1kdpFeYD2_9YMi90QKHFWEmu_NJCO35dcvpVSYhZaDbbR8s">https://nipponconnection.com/de/program/replay/</a></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1sy5tGOwaMFW7lFytoiYvUb-Y5KtmLyDYwYmca7Jwys-sAm54xmNVRcr_cRJUyjXWf_ZK-_V_tseOlM5nwaolho_J69CZuuna3e434P-DwWTfrW4iera0OrZFk-aYfgh5-f67SQ/s849/GHF_OS+2021_BLACK.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="566" data-original-width="849" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1sy5tGOwaMFW7lFytoiYvUb-Y5KtmLyDYwYmca7Jwys-sAm54xmNVRcr_cRJUyjXWf_ZK-_V_tseOlM5nwaolho_J69CZuuna3e434P-DwWTfrW4iera0OrZFk-aYfgh5-f67SQ/s320/GHF_OS+2021_BLACK.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8Q-yWJAvQTizlO87dZ-8ru3Eu4hIav9cUvGetpgic1GQSDtnMLktX_kcZ0_kgOMhlIlHjkRrK5puPgBb9agzXwuOOdZDQL8sLo5fwLAaMMWDEMf4GDCCXVvuSTzSonWRR2909Gg/s2048/IMG_0034.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2048" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8Q-yWJAvQTizlO87dZ-8ru3Eu4hIav9cUvGetpgic1GQSDtnMLktX_kcZ0_kgOMhlIlHjkRrK5puPgBb9agzXwuOOdZDQL8sLo5fwLAaMMWDEMf4GDCCXVvuSTzSonWRR2909Gg/s320/IMG_0034.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXaFLzvyVIGkJR-xgKpzazeYqvZReaXG4jvN_I91na2hV92qh-AB3TlqWaXRuYRBQFxzmIPMGhp63azsQprQEBu8dfAv75VfToq6qulzBVUKCh2phRef3Up08wFYAfz_TgfL6V3Q/s1578/laurels-ffsj2021-selection-blanc.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="857" data-original-width="1578" height="174" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXaFLzvyVIGkJR-xgKpzazeYqvZReaXG4jvN_I91na2hV92qh-AB3TlqWaXRuYRBQFxzmIPMGhp63azsQprQEBu8dfAv75VfToq6qulzBVUKCh2phRef3Up08wFYAfz_TgfL6V3Q/s320/laurels-ffsj2021-selection-blanc.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_yrgfl_AyIEGT9zmXI3RuVf6VsHNr-AKqU-Nryw4yYnVfXYNOuKKhP1R9510NOwuR2vCp0jwlL2071LXyU38KaCcfWLGis3Fs4jeK5tnfhWcPJLA9jJsD-cIzEJBwdzncvunU4g/s760/Singapore.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="488" data-original-width="760" height="205" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_yrgfl_AyIEGT9zmXI3RuVf6VsHNr-AKqU-Nryw4yYnVfXYNOuKKhP1R9510NOwuR2vCp0jwlL2071LXyU38KaCcfWLGis3Fs4jeK5tnfhWcPJLA9jJsD-cIzEJBwdzncvunU4g/s320/Singapore.png" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p></p>Ian Thomas Ashhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09692848215726708548noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28124294.post-28907427524288074592021-10-28T23:30:00.019+09:002021-10-30T13:42:09.950+09:00Three more film festival screenings of "Ushiku" announced!<p style="text-align: justify;">「牛久」グアム初上映11月12日、ロンドン上映11月28日、東南アジア初上映12月4日!<br /> </p><p style="text-align: justify;">More "Ushiku" screenings announced! Guam Premier in the Guam International Film Festival Nov 12, Global Health Film (UK) Nov 28, and Southeast Asia Premier in the Singapore International Film Festival Dec. 4!</p><p></p><p><u><b>DETAILS and TICKETS:</b></u><br />Guam Int FF (Nov 12): <a href="https://www.guamfilmfestival.org/ushiku?fbclid=IwAR01SIgntYZiDnhElMLSCqS9v4TJTCUrruJkQrAeR_5Zi-ZohPBASEijPDs">https://www.guamfilmfestival.org/ushiku</a><br />Global Health FF (Nov 28): <a href="https://www.globalhealthfilm.org/resources/ushiku-2021?fbclid=IwAR1SQNDnO6EHUU_Tl41wjFZF_VjpefIbwKp60x_W_0DF8Ze2O7C6Ng3qLZw">https://www.globalhealthfilm.org/resources/ushiku-2021</a><br />Singapore Int FF (Dec 4): <a href="https://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fsgiff.com%2Ffilms%2Fushiku%2F%3Ffbclid%3DIwAR0IhLoO73Nc58vwwYVDpg0elB3Lfr9IqJadLto3CLs1jyUicCZu2JVZtKk&h=AT2vSs2SVvKX1BSY5PWkzh6A2cIoqF2hhHbbpSs2l3gXXM74Ae5atl9VfW7PvE8TGOGnA1zb5rWwzB7RnGs3yvPFMxZi8e43sKjwaMToK33XPHf4wfpimNyRW_CY9O3dsntGO9iqXg&__tn__=-UK-R&c[0]=AT3tOUkziLXhraf0ZrUSjr6Jv2KLXtbTQzQ_KeqkoQd24Z6Zr6LinCtE-GJ_hnZQ4ytGwgEXrDnqp7gIgibGgVWmXiIDnihDsrdWjdDTIkyJ14uX7Ri_yc040PKxEPS-j_G1yrNcHuDcmWL2DVyGkObTkSmjJTOgmlMVNYkIy3PGEck">https://sgiff.com/films/ushiku/</a></p><p> </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEie_RGVgWDrmgLntpuFuHyjzbRsGTOiY3Mah43d8k_l5J6tVBwPjinjjG_cvp4kVfqtxAV0VvGJQ3HvN8n8n1Rt9NDWiePRK3ZvqsXZJ63MLDT98U9Sn1QCeeR0i3RiIj_6RvLZqQ/s2048/168228B8-3A4C-44A8-AD9D-1D1A5BD044D1.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEie_RGVgWDrmgLntpuFuHyjzbRsGTOiY3Mah43d8k_l5J6tVBwPjinjjG_cvp4kVfqtxAV0VvGJQ3HvN8n8n1Rt9NDWiePRK3ZvqsXZJ63MLDT98U9Sn1QCeeR0i3RiIj_6RvLZqQ/s320/168228B8-3A4C-44A8-AD9D-1D1A5BD044D1.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /> <p></p>Ian Thomas Ashhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09692848215726708548noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28124294.post-71181560457796293852021-10-06T23:30:00.008+09:002021-10-07T10:58:22.751+09:00"Ushiku" receives Audience Award in Holland<p style="text-align: justify;">(日本語下記)</p><div style="text-align: justify;">I am extremely honoured "Ushiku" has received the Audience Award at the 2021 <span><span class="nc684nl6"><span>CAMERA JAPAN Festival</span></span></span> in Holland! Thank you all of your support of the participants in the film. The festival announcement is below.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><div class="o9v6fnle cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q"><div style="text-align: justify;">2021年10月、オランダ・ロッテルダム/アムステルダムで開催された日本映画祭カメラジャパンにて「観客賞」 受賞されました。</div><div style="text-align: justify;">( カメラジャパンから受賞のメッセージが届きました。下記)</div><div dir="auto" style="text-align: start;"> </div><div dir="auto" style="text-align: start;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCeyNtDmKBTtFaUl0yntqfDa_Ft2FgMVmVL-NOsSDCibs7h35pLvOgpFFsy6x9rPYoLVZMLhBVfDk3WCXa6Mt6OSJovPFVK2bJvRWVW3FMKDY5sVF94P6UJzTM3ROKPyKv0HP2pw/s398/Screen+Shot+2021-10-06+at+22.48.43.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="276" data-original-width="398" height="222" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCeyNtDmKBTtFaUl0yntqfDa_Ft2FgMVmVL-NOsSDCibs7h35pLvOgpFFsy6x9rPYoLVZMLhBVfDk3WCXa6Mt6OSJovPFVK2bJvRWVW3FMKDY5sVF94P6UJzTM3ROKPyKv0HP2pw/s320/Screen+Shot+2021-10-06+at+22.48.43.png" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><i>The 2021 edition of CAMERA JAPAN has now wrapped up. A big arigato for all your support!</i><br /><i>Today we are pleased to announce the winner of the 2021 Audience Award. After counting all the votes in Rotterdam and Amsterdam, Ushiku stays at the top of the rankings. Congratulations to director Thomas ASH.</i></div></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><i><br />To make this important documentary, ASH used a hidden camera to interview inmates at the Ushiku immigration centre near Tokyo about their treatment and Japan’s uncompromising refugee policy on the eve of the COVID-19 outbreak.</i></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><i><br />We are particularly pleased to find that CAMERA JAPAN audiences enjoy and appreciate the variety of films our programmers pick out for the festival.</i></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><i><br />Festival News: <a href="https://camerajapan.nl/2021/10/05/the-2021-camera-japan-award/">https://camerajapan.nl/2021/10/05/the-2021-camera-japan-award/</a> <br /></i></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><i> <br />2021年のカメラジャパンが無事終了しました。<br />応援してくださった皆様のご支援に対し、”A BIG ARIGATOU (アリガトウ)”、大きな感謝を申し上げます。</i></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><i><br />本日は、今年の観客賞をお伝えいたします。ロッテルダムとアムステルダムで行われた投票を集計したところ、『牛久』が第1位に輝きました。トーマス・アッシュ監督、おめでとうございます。</i></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><i><br />この重要なドキュメンタリーを制作するにあたり、アッシュ監督は隠しカメラを用い、東京近郊の牛久市(茨城県)にある東日本入国管理センターの収容者たちにインタビューを行いました。</i></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><i><br />新型コロナウイルスの感染爆発が起きる直前の時期に、撮影は開始されました。被収容者たちが施設内でどのような扱いを受けているか、そして難民に対する日本の容赦のない姿勢をカメラは捉えています。</i></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><i><br />観客の皆様に、当映画祭のプログラマーたちが選んだ多彩な作品を、存分にお楽しみいただけましたこと、私たちは大変嬉しく思っております。<br /> </i></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><i>これまでの「カメラジャパン観客賞」受賞作品:<br />『音楽』(2020)、『翔んで埼玉』(2019)、『カメラを止めるな!』(2018)、『聲の形』(2017)、『ビリギャル』(2016)、『駆込み女と駆出し男』(2015)、『太秦ライムライト』(2014)、『東京家族』(2013)、『かもめ食堂』(2012)、『うさぎドロップ』(2011)、『かずら』(2010)、『大阪ハムレット』(2009)、『全然大丈夫』(2008)、『鉄コン筋クリート』(2007)、『火火』(2006)</i></div></div>Ian Thomas Ashhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09692848215726708548noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28124294.post-26112983270629054222021-09-24T23:30:00.055+09:002021-10-07T10:37:51.110+09:00Four more "Ushiku" Premiers confirmed<p>Four more premiers for "Ushiku" have just been confirmed.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3My80E_ONUZQZvOpRf2J1zxCPxustk2Pd1CBj3_2PTkR5nFMWOdsiXfm1lk1PTBIJkxbhDmzDtNzISG6Ni5Kh6KvCeEP40h53jgKlXIX48GofLLiqGEUCFTg7mXPv5KPj5ULw4Q/s2048/3A3B3646-7327-4ECB-BBA9-A1DA86B13784.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3My80E_ONUZQZvOpRf2J1zxCPxustk2Pd1CBj3_2PTkR5nFMWOdsiXfm1lk1PTBIJkxbhDmzDtNzISG6Ni5Kh6KvCeEP40h53jgKlXIX48GofLLiqGEUCFTg7mXPv5KPj5ULw4Q/s320/3A3B3646-7327-4ECB-BBA9-A1DA86B13784.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><p>Following screenings today (Fri, Sept 24) and tomorrow (Sat, Sept 25) in Rotterdam's CAMERA JAPAN Festival, "Ushiku" will hold the following premiers:<br /><br /><b>Austria Premier</b> on Oct 8 in Vienna's Japannual<br /><a href="https://www.japannual.at/film-2021/ushiku?fbclid=IwAR3vAci4VZvM0ApvY9XRJPYICzL551XdkovitsoyuGwr7riavltfP8Ujeag">https://www.japannual.at/film-2021/ushiku</a><br /><br /><b>Japan Premier</b> Oct 9 in Yamagata International Documentary Film Festival, where the film was described as "This is work of watchdog journalism that sounds the alarm about state power run amok."<br /><a href="https://www.blogger.com/#">https://online.yidff.jp/en/film/ushiku/</a>)<br /><br /><b>Munich Premier</b> Oct 11 in Underdox - Festival für Dokument und Experiment<br /><a href="https://underdox-festival.de/en/programm/festival-2021/2512/?fbclid=IwAR2FmBQeZXQxhA-cSoXBdHQXxIKtTZ-nmxzjhFy9O73v_7MU4RlK74eM000">https://underdox-festival.de/en/programm/festival-2021/2512/</a>)<br /><br /><b>UK Premier</b> Oct 24 in London East Asia Film Festival, where the film was described as “A powerful and disturbing, but essential record of human rights abuses.” <br /><a href="https://www.leaff.org.uk/documentary-1?fbclid=IwAR2fwZEFQF-10ERaSBa9-YyTpOcx2wMeZ0lv-9f_-Bu7Az6aWOtf2Hy0_ps">https://www.leaff.org.uk/documentary-1</a><br /><br />And there are more exciting announcements coming soon! Thank you all for your support!<br /></p><br /><p><span class="d2edcug0 hpfvmrgz qv66sw1b c1et5uql oi732d6d ik7dh3pa ht8s03o8 a8c37x1j keod5gw0 nxhoafnm aigsh9s9 d3f4x2em fe6kdd0r mau55g9w c8b282yb iv3no6db jq4qci2q a3bd9o3v b1v8xokw oo9gr5id hzawbc8m" dir="auto"><span> </span></span></p>Ian Thomas Ashhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09692848215726708548noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28124294.post-50183791103857843992021-09-16T23:30:00.002+09:002021-09-21T21:42:34.720+09:00"Ushiku" awarded Top Prize in Asian Category at Festival in Korea<div style="text-align: justify;">The 13th DMZ Docs took place from September 9th – 16th, 2021 in Goyang City and Paju City, Gyeongii Province, Korea. DMZ Docs is one of leading international documentary film festivals in Asia and aims to provide opportunities for Korean and Asian documentary filmmakers by promoting ‘peace’, ‘life’ and ‘communication’.<br /><br />At the closing ceremony, held on September 16, <a href="https://www.blogger.com/#">Ushiku</a> received the Asian Perspective Award, the top prize in the Asian Competition. When presenting the award, Director Lee Soojung, a judge on the Asian Perspective panel, said: <br /><br /><blockquote><i>The awarded documentary, “Ushiku,” is a documentary that uncovers the confined secret lives of refugees in Japan that face harsh reality amidst the Coronavirus pandemic, the Tokyo Olympics, and the Japanese government’s uncompromising refugee deportations.<br /><br />The documentary uses the limitations in filming as its cinematic medium, drawing the audience into reality and making it an issue for all. Through this, the film demonstrates the power of documentaries.</i></blockquote><p>DMZ Docs HP: <a href="https://www.dmzdocs.com/eng/">https://www.dmzdocs.com/eng/</a> <br />Link to full closing ceremony: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ir2J9ZluqcU">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ir2J9ZluqcU</a></p><p>I was extremely honoured to receive this same award in 2015 for my film "-1287" (<a href="https://ianthomasash.blogspot.com/2015/09/life-and-death-in-dmz.html" target="_blank">STORY</a>). </p></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGT962kZ3VIoHzjhLF5fHD2fubIX0nkwsL2g98Al0TmptpWrpnK6xfZobR_G4bGDCxk7Hyxm4Z53A3aah6nXZANbjBQLbpzvQr3_3BYvJW-CC4UZzD42Iaf0SKdDKMnd4eXO1d1w/s1080/DMZdocsAward.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGT962kZ3VIoHzjhLF5fHD2fubIX0nkwsL2g98Al0TmptpWrpnK6xfZobR_G4bGDCxk7Hyxm4Z53A3aah6nXZANbjBQLbpzvQr3_3BYvJW-CC4UZzD42Iaf0SKdDKMnd4eXO1d1w/s320/DMZdocsAward.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/P-ulM2oLJbQ" width="320" youtube-src-id="P-ulM2oLJbQ"></iframe></div><br /></span></div><div dir="auto" style="text-align: start;"><span></span>「牛久」アメリカ上映。Friends in the USA: "Ushiku" streaming UNTIL TOMORROW (Sept 9) in <span><span class="nc684nl6"><span>I Will Tell International Film Festival</span></span></span>. </div><div dir="auto" style="text-align: start;"> </div><div dir="auto" style="text-align: start;">Film only: <span><a class="oajrlxb2 g5ia77u1 qu0x051f esr5mh6w e9989ue4 r7d6kgcz rq0escxv nhd2j8a9 nc684nl6 p7hjln8o kvgmc6g5 cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x jb3vyjys rz4wbd8a qt6c0cv9 a8nywdso i1ao9s8h esuyzwwr f1sip0of lzcic4wl py34i1dx gpro0wi8" href="https://iwilltell.com/video/ushiku/?fbclid=IwAR3fsGm75cZ2sg6AY3OnhepuQ7a4hvOYrxjN6XzowXDe08NjEI5_ae3zUAg" rel="nofollow noopener" role="link" tabindex="0" target="_blank">https://iwilltell.com/video/ushiku/</a></span> </div><div dir="auto" style="text-align: start;">With Q&A recorded live: <span><a class="oajrlxb2 g5ia77u1 qu0x051f esr5mh6w e9989ue4 r7d6kgcz rq0escxv nhd2j8a9 nc684nl6 p7hjln8o kvgmc6g5 cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x jb3vyjys rz4wbd8a qt6c0cv9 a8nywdso i1ao9s8h esuyzwwr f1sip0of lzcic4wl py34i1dx gpro0wi8" href="https://watch.eventive.org/iwilltell/play/61200c8627ab2100455a7656?fbclid=IwAR3GlS_tziLLbvCPx9vR8h7sJe7rTBDoRyWJQ8WvmU5i0fmtnjj68IApc0c" rel="nofollow noopener" role="link" tabindex="0" target="_blank">https://watch.eventive.org/.../play/61200c8627ab2100455a7656</a></span></div><div dir="auto" style="text-align: start;"><span> </span></div><div dir="auto" style="text-align: start;"><span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="733" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBI1woFYJCnj2N6aQAmXhFDVkfVKTJ7QogOXHJAFY1Qz6tDp3sBlyPCvLb8Eg4Fi5XU6iEiJSfnJW8RmMugh7-BWQ5SXsp9i1zzSRPabv8QclVDIQH5BWUBHSStNyaOPaVg1faeg/s320/Screen+Shot+2021-09-04+at+16.06.27.png" width="313" /></a><br /></div><div><b><u>Upcoming screenings also include:</u></b><br /> <br />Belgium in Electric Shadows on Sept 5.<br /><a href="https://www.blogger.com/#">INFO</a><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKK90FtKnhocOfY6fpPFvZRu8hATm2rOzzQTEBeLyxUaKQzsLd_-z6k1yAswVUsurrOvFqYKFE7-cqnG92QRXU3mi-Ftopcx_0X3f_zKbbAa8W5hTf42ldCt1e37Z6wKAJN4F1Mg/s635/Screen+Shot+2021-09-04+at+16.08.03.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="585" data-original-width="635" height="295" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKK90FtKnhocOfY6fpPFvZRu8hATm2rOzzQTEBeLyxUaKQzsLd_-z6k1yAswVUsurrOvFqYKFE7-cqnG92QRXU3mi-Ftopcx_0X3f_zKbbAa8W5hTf42ldCt1e37Z6wKAJN4F1Mg/s320/Screen+Shot+2021-09-04+at+16.08.03.png" width="320" /></a></div><br /> USA in I Will Tell International Film Festival ONLINE until Sept 9. <br /><a href="https://www.blogger.com/#">INFO</a><br /><br /> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggTez6Rli3ahUrxOrit-rOXqfjl3egWjmCjJ14lJ8ALamM6cMxkNtTU2FAIp0hLFn17AJFK0D0dydvacoqHoZl80kyr97Qo3cvBcYbJOM77xnspAYbha73TGitQGzaNVMubQ5dwg/s495/Screen+Shot+2021-09-04+at+16.07.41.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="495" data-original-width="480" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggTez6Rli3ahUrxOrit-rOXqfjl3egWjmCjJ14lJ8ALamM6cMxkNtTU2FAIp0hLFn17AJFK0D0dydvacoqHoZl80kyr97Qo3cvBcYbJOM77xnspAYbha73TGitQGzaNVMubQ5dwg/s320/Screen+Shot+2021-09-04+at+16.07.41.png" width="310" /></a><br /></div><div>Korea in DMZ 국제다큐멘터리영화제 DMZ International Documentary Film Festival on Sept 12 and 15. <br /><a href="https://www.blogger.com/#">INFO</a><br /></div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKIZpfF5KRsWku6jj6JT1w4Rl7JSeZuyUQvjPbgcZpDhTkVj2TNBsF5RswSgmGGPGm_eKTZVvN1TdkNzM8ejJRtrZArtB1ij7pW7rl1bZdC2Hc84AFhkBVvj_Rws6dr_BqekWxKA/s1020/Screen+Shot+2021-09-04+at+16.05.06.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="709" data-original-width="1020" height="222" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKIZpfF5KRsWku6jj6JT1w4Rl7JSeZuyUQvjPbgcZpDhTkVj2TNBsF5RswSgmGGPGm_eKTZVvN1TdkNzM8ejJRtrZArtB1ij7pW7rl1bZdC2Hc84AFhkBVvj_Rws6dr_BqekWxKA/s320/Screen+Shot+2021-09-04+at+16.05.06.png" width="320" /></a></div><br />Ian Thomas Ashhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09692848215726708548noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28124294.post-50278387751667190392021-09-01T23:30:00.003+09:002021-09-04T21:14:29.141+09:00Post-screening Q&A held online in the I Will Tell FF<p>TONIGHT (Sept 1) at 7PM EDT in the US, a live ONLINE screening of "Ushiku" took place in the <span><span class="nc684nl6"><span>I Will Tell International Film Festival</span></span></span>. Peter, one of the participants in the film, and I joined the post-screening Q&A which was led by festival director Jenny Lee. <a href="https://watch.eventive.org/iwilltell/play/6122a57ee423ec005401aaca?fbclid=IwAR1YbgEn-6opHJYcxZSYyioA-VMQkpYMMcmbw6zBT03EKVxYDq90uljgJIs" target="_blank">INFO</a></p><p></p><div dir="auto"><div class="ecm0bbzt hv4rvrfc ihqw7lf3 dati1w0a" data-ad-comet-preview="message" data-ad-preview="message" id="jsc_c_8kx"><div class="j83agx80 cbu4d94t ew0dbk1b irj2b8pg"><div class="qzhwtbm6 knvmm38d"><span class="d2edcug0 hpfvmrgz qv66sw1b c1et5uql oi732d6d ik7dh3pa ht8s03o8 a8c37x1j keod5gw0 nxhoafnm aigsh9s9 d3f4x2em fe6kdd0r mau55g9w c8b282yb iv3no6db jq4qci2q a3bd9o3v b1v8xokw oo9gr5id hzawbc8m" dir="auto"><div class="o9v6fnle cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q"><div dir="auto" style="text-align: start;">"Ushiku" will be screening ONLINE in the US until Sept 9.</div><div dir="auto" style="text-align: start;"> </div><div dir="auto" style="text-align: start;">Tickets: <span><a class="oajrlxb2 g5ia77u1 qu0x051f esr5mh6w e9989ue4 r7d6kgcz rq0escxv nhd2j8a9 nc684nl6 p7hjln8o kvgmc6g5 cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x jb3vyjys rz4wbd8a qt6c0cv9 a8nywdso i1ao9s8h esuyzwwr f1sip0of lzcic4wl py34i1dx gpro0wi8" href="https://iwilltell.com/video/ushiku/?fbclid=IwAR0s_1Xle_W0rF_pY7Mk1L5uSD334-4Gc2cOxi_8HiQfdfoZ6GMmUxyiJLA" rel="nofollow noopener" role="link" tabindex="0" target="_blank">https://iwilltell.com/video/ushiku/</a></span></div><div dir="auto" style="text-align: start;"><span> </span></div><div dir="auto" style="text-align: start;"><span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinNOyHopsFBtcU49CuDk7PY7D1Y0aLw0irpCOq7Qhy-3fEjuJVI53-olVR1Qw4oURwTc94g2ko_TFEsnBx7V5gQMoEHY83RJ82aKwIUojVPk471DtKlM0TXd0UwSkxU3u3U0MNgA/s2000/Screen+Shot+2021-09-04+at+21.02.51.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1120" data-original-width="2000" height="179" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinNOyHopsFBtcU49CuDk7PY7D1Y0aLw0irpCOq7Qhy-3fEjuJVI53-olVR1Qw4oURwTc94g2ko_TFEsnBx7V5gQMoEHY83RJ82aKwIUojVPk471DtKlM0TXd0UwSkxU3u3U0MNgA/s320/Screen+Shot+2021-09-04+at+21.02.51.png" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVd4YgINpONRz03JwAMACeHhnAgeXipUZt_4lgyrWwl0bOMDqqM7mJHzxiMEbJnaQrUCl8dJdJhcrj-26nyWInxsHEnCy7uPdLcQmtCC0-c-KhDKz25GZXHmhmcZsBkaW1eY1CLg/s2002/Screen+Shot+2021-09-04+at+21.03.17.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1110" data-original-width="2002" height="177" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVd4YgINpONRz03JwAMACeHhnAgeXipUZt_4lgyrWwl0bOMDqqM7mJHzxiMEbJnaQrUCl8dJdJhcrj-26nyWInxsHEnCy7uPdLcQmtCC0-c-KhDKz25GZXHmhmcZsBkaW1eY1CLg/s320/Screen+Shot+2021-09-04+at+21.03.17.png" width="320" /></a></div><br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgax1ta64JgKY0UNa7eOxejDvflUCBfHnjIAeOtULTyczaZkrTyOG8rKLmg7H00aMrNC5xV6HQbcWUqeC1tb3tVMXDVME5KUKRYmv7jRVyV9ljd3ZkaoV103A4oWjoOM3DYsQXiJg/s1558/Iwilltell.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1558" data-original-width="1362" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgax1ta64JgKY0UNa7eOxejDvflUCBfHnjIAeOtULTyczaZkrTyOG8rKLmg7H00aMrNC5xV6HQbcWUqeC1tb3tVMXDVME5KUKRYmv7jRVyV9ljd3ZkaoV103A4oWjoOM3DYsQXiJg/s320/Iwilltell.jpg" width="280" /></a></div><br /></span></div></div></span></div></div></div></div>Ian Thomas Ashhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09692848215726708548noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28124294.post-68216641495268830372021-08-31T23:30:00.002+09:002021-09-04T21:01:50.590+09:00Instagram Live Q&A held with Japan Cuts in NYC<div style="text-align: justify;">Today (Aug 31) a live Q&A about "Ushiku" was held at 8PM EDT in the US (9AM Sept 1 JST in Tokyo) on Instagram with Louis, one of the film's protagonists, and Professor Ai Kihira-Hunt, Associate Professor at The University of Tokyo. WATCH: https://www.instagram.com/tv/CTQouxtpmWa/ </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikcn4xEsEQhJo6E54X0peMh6AAY-2eh5anVNtC7dAaFHZWDCfQHgfqhFRez-8KnKPkOz4PdNEN96NwZKJAuD3pFzqJPWptZR-qtZUkjKMESruNmWVob0Kkyswh8dwokZAsB9_lLg/s1352/Screen+Shot+2021-09-04+at+20.38.34.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1208" data-original-width="1352" height="286" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikcn4xEsEQhJo6E54X0peMh6AAY-2eh5anVNtC7dAaFHZWDCfQHgfqhFRez-8KnKPkOz4PdNEN96NwZKJAuD3pFzqJPWptZR-qtZUkjKMESruNmWVob0Kkyswh8dwokZAsB9_lLg/s320/Screen+Shot+2021-09-04+at+20.38.34.png" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span class="d2edcug0 hpfvmrgz qv66sw1b c1et5uql oi732d6d ik7dh3pa ht8s03o8 a8c37x1j keod5gw0 nxhoafnm aigsh9s9 d3f4x2em fe6kdd0r mau55g9w c8b282yb iv3no6db jq4qci2q a3bd9o3v b1v8xokw oo9gr5id hzawbc8m" dir="auto">"Ushiku" is screening ONLINE in the US in <span><span class="nc684nl6"><span>Japan Society</span></span></span>'s JAPAN CUTS: Festival of New Japanese Film until Sept 2: <span><a class="oajrlxb2 g5ia77u1 qu0x051f esr5mh6w e9989ue4 r7d6kgcz rq0escxv nhd2j8a9 nc684nl6 p7hjln8o kvgmc6g5 cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x jb3vyjys rz4wbd8a qt6c0cv9 a8nywdso i1ao9s8h esuyzwwr f1sip0of lzcic4wl py34i1dx gpro0wi8" href="https://film.japansociety.org/film/ushiku/?fbclid=IwAR3W15ZEM9sn040mux1wG7OrPk9PGjQsyFa_4t8rF6yLWGPx-LTPbDPMLyk" rel="nofollow noopener" role="link" tabindex="0" target="_blank">https://film.japansociety.org/film/ushiku/</a></span></span></p><p> </p><p><br /></p>Ian Thomas Ashhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09692848215726708548noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28124294.post-47244270257817183182021-08-24T16:56:00.001+09:002021-08-24T16:56:19.705+09:00"Ushiku" to screen in Belgium<div class="" dir="auto"><div class="ecm0bbzt hv4rvrfc ihqw7lf3 dati1w0a" data-ad-comet-preview="message" data-ad-preview="message" id="jsc_c_4c8"><div class="j83agx80 cbu4d94t ew0dbk1b irj2b8pg"><div class="qzhwtbm6 knvmm38d"><span class="d2edcug0 hpfvmrgz qv66sw1b c1et5uql oi732d6d ik7dh3pa ht8s03o8 a8c37x1j keod5gw0 nxhoafnm aigsh9s9 d3f4x2em fe6kdd0r mau55g9w c8b282yb iv3no6db jq4qci2q a3bd9o3v b1v8xokw oo9gr5id hzawbc8m" dir="auto"><div class="kvgmc6g5 cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q" style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: justify;">Honoured to announce that "Ushiku" will be screening in the <span><span class="nc684nl6"><span>Electric Shadows</span></span></span> Asian Film Festival in Antwerp, Belgium on September 5 (<span><a class="oajrlxb2 g5ia77u1 qu0x051f esr5mh6w e9989ue4 r7d6kgcz rq0escxv nhd2j8a9 nc684nl6 p7hjln8o kvgmc6g5 cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x jb3vyjys rz4wbd8a qt6c0cv9 a8nywdso i1ao9s8h esuyzwwr f1sip0of lzcic4wl py34i1dx gpro0wi8" href="https://www.electricshadows.be/production/ushiku/?fbclid=IwAR1wdwHXmXsUdp8FGX_-q445-WI6II9GyEBafoYPHBVPKu8NEQ40t4PGF74" rel="nofollow noopener" role="link" tabindex="0" target="_blank">https://www.electricshadows.be/production/ushiku/</a></span>). </div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwy_3IQcLFVhN6bSzmVHZJBH7UrYYX2_e342GHcoIOTILyWNYNdo6hvkD1UK3k0U2KQr0d0imd6gBV1qE-DeGwiuj8obTs6FLPq-KMEWRTx8pOoeepJYsdLZuc27ThIdXscUyLcA/s1000/EectricShadowsLaurel.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="728" data-original-width="1000" height="233" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwy_3IQcLFVhN6bSzmVHZJBH7UrYYX2_e342GHcoIOTILyWNYNdo6hvkD1UK3k0U2KQr0d0imd6gBV1qE-DeGwiuj8obTs6FLPq-KMEWRTx8pOoeepJYsdLZuc27ThIdXscUyLcA/s320/EectricShadowsLaurel.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /> </div><div style="text-align: justify;">Meanwhile, On Demand screenings continue in the US until September 2 in the <span><span class="nc684nl6"><span>Japan Society</span></span></span>'s <span><span class="nc684nl6"><span>JAPAN CUTS: Festival of New Japanese Film</span></span></span> (<span><a class="oajrlxb2 g5ia77u1 qu0x051f esr5mh6w e9989ue4 r7d6kgcz rq0escxv nhd2j8a9 nc684nl6 p7hjln8o kvgmc6g5 cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x jb3vyjys rz4wbd8a qt6c0cv9 a8nywdso i1ao9s8h esuyzwwr f1sip0of lzcic4wl py34i1dx gpro0wi8" href="https://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Ffilm.japansociety.org%2Ffilm%2Fushiku%2F%3Ffbclid%3DIwAR18KxjB43Y9dtex7RerCNnoqjNh3aA0u1eWdxrtOE1pW5yxlbzjgnJTI-o&h=AT1O2H2oN2bG9F3Zb2GuAC9WMsy9OHL6jA2EaJBhhXsKx3808jbez3iAs7UMQONhLp3Yi08Ion8ZUUTEOBdS0OYhVPwM4UpYZ03t9F9mycvLX26Ip1AhbN0LR42L6Ghjknza6gTaeg&__tn__=-UK-R&c[0]=AT3Iofe5golZkDuuTqq96mfAJl_FvTz72e0bg2_U6bUXPTPgvNTlXQIgERhY2MwzrjQcoXPo0oojmlhcXkdjnXqUUG82Ne-pRbnbHYTayXEbRCcIVYxRfucwDt8av7MymaUiABnUPN3bcYrmn6vSm_jEQD77GYZUP18cNn0N240fOtE" rel="nofollow noopener" role="link" tabindex="0" target="_blank">https://film.japansociety.org/film/ushiku/</a></span>) where the film was recently named one of <span><span class="nc684nl6"><span>Asian Film Festivals</span></span></span>' eight films you shouldn't miss (<span><a class="oajrlxb2 g5ia77u1 qu0x051f esr5mh6w e9989ue4 r7d6kgcz rq0escxv nhd2j8a9 nc684nl6 p7hjln8o kvgmc6g5 cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x jb3vyjys rz4wbd8a qt6c0cv9 a8nywdso i1ao9s8h esuyzwwr f1sip0of lzcic4wl py34i1dx gpro0wi8" href="https://asianfilmfestivals.com/2021/08/19/film-shouldnt-miss-japan-cuts-2021/?fbclid=IwAR30kutxics9vAlL3hzXwT0Hq1X40TwRpHQLmqhWxS6Gwt6OxMGhgdXpVmI" rel="nofollow noopener" role="link" tabindex="0" target="_blank">https://asianfilmfestivals.com/.../film-shouldnt-miss.../</a></span>). </div></div><div class="o9v6fnle cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q" style="text-align: justify;"><div> </div></div><div class="o9v6fnle cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q" style="text-align: justify;"><div>"Ushiku" can also be screened On Demand in the US from August 30-September 9 in the <span><span class="nc684nl6"><span>I Will Tell International Film Festival</span></span></span> (<span><a class="oajrlxb2 g5ia77u1 qu0x051f esr5mh6w e9989ue4 r7d6kgcz rq0escxv nhd2j8a9 nc684nl6 p7hjln8o kvgmc6g5 cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x jb3vyjys rz4wbd8a qt6c0cv9 a8nywdso i1ao9s8h esuyzwwr f1sip0of lzcic4wl py34i1dx gpro0wi8" href="https://iwilltell.com/video/ushiku/?fbclid=IwAR1Z41ZeJ2WsMWvitJFe1hitablAhjIt29XMnjgOhDp2977_oPwiUC3gLZk" rel="nofollow noopener" role="link" tabindex="0" target="_blank">https://iwilltell.com/video/ushiku/</a></span>), and in Korea from September 9-16 in <span><span class="nc684nl6"><span>DMZ 국제다큐멘터리영화제 DMZ International Documentary Film Festival</span></span></span> (<span><a class="oajrlxb2 g5ia77u1 qu0x051f esr5mh6w e9989ue4 r7d6kgcz rq0escxv nhd2j8a9 nc684nl6 p7hjln8o kvgmc6g5 cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x jb3vyjys rz4wbd8a qt6c0cv9 a8nywdso i1ao9s8h esuyzwwr f1sip0of lzcic4wl py34i1dx gpro0wi8" href="https://www.dmzdocs.com/eng/addon/00000001/program_view.asp?m_idx=102498&QueryYear=2021&c_idx=198&QueryType=B&QueryStep=2&fbclid=IwAR2xPWOcF7QCnuCHLVZHENfIZ0IAMmOyH77S38YtPkAbDYoclh-6cW_wwNE" rel="nofollow noopener" role="link" tabindex="0" target="_blank">https://www.dmzdocs.com/.../00000001/program_view.asp...</a></span>). </div><div> </div></div><div class="o9v6fnle cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q" style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: justify;">For more about the issues the film documents, we are rolling out our Impact Campaign on the film's website and Instagram page.</div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div></div><div class="o9v6fnle cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q" style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: left;">HP: <span><a class="oajrlxb2 g5ia77u1 qu0x051f esr5mh6w e9989ue4 r7d6kgcz rq0escxv nhd2j8a9 nc684nl6 p7hjln8o kvgmc6g5 cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x jb3vyjys rz4wbd8a qt6c0cv9 a8nywdso i1ao9s8h esuyzwwr f1sip0of lzcic4wl py34i1dx gpro0wi8" href="https://www.ushikufilm.com/en/?fbclid=IwAR0XyhmCTta5qTIzDy-25NZ5NvyrhfkfzL3J7yNuhihU0vGh1AM80JuZTlU" rel="nofollow noopener" role="link" tabindex="0" target="_blank">https://www.ushikufilm.com/en/</a></span></div><div style="text-align: left;">Instagram page: <span><a class="oajrlxb2 g5ia77u1 qu0x051f esr5mh6w e9989ue4 r7d6kgcz rq0escxv nhd2j8a9 nc684nl6 p7hjln8o kvgmc6g5 cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x jb3vyjys rz4wbd8a qt6c0cv9 a8nywdso i1ao9s8h esuyzwwr f1sip0of lzcic4wl py34i1dx gpro0wi8" href="https://www.instagram.com/ushikufilm/?fbclid=IwAR2LVZTk76Pn3pGFaWSBViIqaLsYrkI2SYhT4UmPRHfHrZgmx79H2q_HxnA" rel="nofollow noopener" role="link" tabindex="0" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/ushikufilm/</a></span></div></div><div class="o9v6fnle cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q" style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: left;">Thank you for your support.</div></div></span></div></div></div></div>Ian Thomas Ashhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09692848215726708548noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28124294.post-38444232499111553072021-08-22T23:30:00.001+09:002021-08-24T09:54:46.512+09:00"Ushiku" introduced on NHK World program J-FLICKS<p>Extremely honoured by the coverage of my documentary Ushiku in the newest episode of the <span><span class="nc684nl6"><span>NHK WORLD-JAPAN</span></span></span> program J-FLICKS. <br /></p><div class="" dir="auto"><div class="ecm0bbzt hv4rvrfc ihqw7lf3 dati1w0a" data-ad-comet-preview="message" data-ad-preview="message" id="jsc_c_2qx"><div class="j83agx80 cbu4d94t ew0dbk1b irj2b8pg"><div class="qzhwtbm6 knvmm38d"><span class="d2edcug0 hpfvmrgz qv66sw1b c1et5uql oi732d6d ik7dh3pa ht8s03o8 a8c37x1j keod5gw0 nxhoafnm aigsh9s9 d3f4x2em fe6kdd0r mau55g9w c8b282yb iv3no6db jq4qci2q a3bd9o3v b1v8xokw oo9gr5id hzawbc8m" dir="auto"><div class="kvgmc6g5 cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q"><div dir="auto" style="text-align: start;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO9uNTVAc7nSOyPUrc9pWOY7_cjmDj_VFFXy0W1vnH9u2CtVvQ81g8DboTJDNDEc9X-5kGPktl9QAWTnbsmHaBIqD3cc9_t2G3xNU03vl0V8E8vzh49C0bZKqGuxJ-eLhyE2hJYQ/s1431/Screen+Shot+2021-08-21+at+10.51.43.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="786" data-original-width="1431" height="176" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO9uNTVAc7nSOyPUrc9pWOY7_cjmDj_VFFXy0W1vnH9u2CtVvQ81g8DboTJDNDEc9X-5kGPktl9QAWTnbsmHaBIqD3cc9_t2G3xNU03vl0V8E8vzh49C0bZKqGuxJ-eLhyE2hJYQ/s320/Screen+Shot+2021-08-21+at+10.51.43.png" width="320" /></a></div>I was grateful that an entire 6-minute segment was dedicated to the film, and was particularly humbled by the following exchange:</div><div dir="auto" style="text-align: start;"> </div></div></span><span class="d2edcug0 hpfvmrgz qv66sw1b c1et5uql oi732d6d ik7dh3pa ht8s03o8 a8c37x1j keod5gw0 nxhoafnm aigsh9s9 d3f4x2em fe6kdd0r mau55g9w c8b282yb iv3no6db jq4qci2q a3bd9o3v b1v8xokw oo9gr5id hzawbc8m" dir="auto"><div class="o9v6fnle cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q" style="margin-left: 40px; text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: left;"><i>Host Sarah Macdonald: "I've said it before, I'll say it again: <span><span class="nc684nl6"><span>Nippon Connection - Japanese Film Festival</span></span></span> has a special place in my heart. Now of the films screened this year, I think Ushiku was particularly impactful, a really harrowing film. What did you think of it?"</i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i> </i></div></div><div class="o9v6fnle cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q"><div style="margin-left: 40px; text-align: left;"><i>Filmmaker and commentator John Williams: "I think Ushiku is probably one of the most important films that's been made in Japan in the last decade or so. And... I would like everybody to see this. It seems that people just have no idea what's going on in these detention centers in Japan and the way that asylum seekers and refugees are treated here in a really appalling and inhumane way. "</i></div><div dir="auto" style="text-align: start;"> </div></div><div class="o9v6fnle cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q"><div dir="auto" style="text-align: start;">And I was utterly floored that NHK World (the international broadcast service of NHK, Japan’s public broadcaster) aired so much of the footage I filmed and obtained from inside the detention center in Ushiku. Using tax dollars to expose the government's systematic violation of human rights is exactly what a public broadcaster should be doing.</div><div dir="auto" style="text-align: start;"> </div></div><div class="o9v6fnle cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q"><div dir="auto" style="text-align: start;">The episode aired four times on August 21st and 22nd and can now be viewed for FREE until September 4 On Demand here: <span></span><span><a class="oajrlxb2 g5ia77u1 qu0x051f esr5mh6w e9989ue4 r7d6kgcz rq0escxv nhd2j8a9 nc684nl6 p7hjln8o kvgmc6g5 cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x jb3vyjys rz4wbd8a qt6c0cv9 a8nywdso i1ao9s8h esuyzwwr f1sip0of lzcic4wl py34i1dx gpro0wi8" href="https://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww3.nhk.or.jp%2Fnhkworld%2Fen%2Fspecial%2Fepisode%2F202108210910%2F%3Ffbclid%3DIwAR1HWME78abue8lpMiyAjIMdQg-W5zAe_HnuhbG-qRxRpAcS8fFClDiEV4I&h=AT1YkvMTgZxFJ_W93mYnH1u7XhEzJIr3qJAIxA6Zl1n5l8KbUoM-WYTeOZZcGhNZcwy_yiZbRZW8P7Rrv-e-DEkLd9zlOV7rUY3OqQ1sRZNFrWjCtdnFCz06ZxODnhevwARpIiROTw&__tn__=-UK-R&c[0]=AT2-8uMeeUoJDspnUgN7-hwyi52wkgDYutyGwU3PBH7C3lPCGDV5MnkA3WH33TiF1Fcshn59Jv-za1PM1A3dBWnz8SQaFsIFZODMk4ufBYGV6W6ZilPwSEu03tDuc93DSAWumbv3uNoaUameWXGC_Yds678UnPsgoF500PeD4Erw8mE" rel="nofollow noopener" role="link" tabindex="0" target="_blank">https://www3.nhk.or.jp/.../en/special/episode/202108210910/</a></span> The segment about Ushiku begins 28 minutes into the broadcast. </div><div dir="auto" style="text-align: start;"> </div></div><div class="o9v6fnle cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q"><div dir="auto" style="text-align: start;">Our mission in making this film and the accompanying Impact Campaign is to create widespread domestic and international awareness of the immigration injustices occurring in Japan and to help works toward an immigration system in Japan where all refugees are recognised through a just, timely, and transparent process.</div></div></span></div></div></div></div>Ian Thomas Ashhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09692848215726708548noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28124294.post-38428911374688122782021-08-19T23:30:00.018+09:002021-08-24T11:00:28.424+09:00"Ushiku" to screen online in the US in Japan Cuts FF<p>映画「牛久」アメリカ上映!Friends in the US: "Ushiku" will be screening ONLINE in the <span><span class="nc684nl6"><span>Japan Society</span></span></span>'s JAPAN CUTS: Festival of New Japanese Film starting TOMORROW (Aug 20) through Sept 2.</p><div class="kvgmc6g5 cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q"><div dir="auto" style="text-align: start;"> </div><div dir="auto" style="text-align: start;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSsBDlsEbdwGh55Tz9OVamSVL4ptV-xdjlfoud3aS29vhD1odAqKo0O0bCl4ZBzk_iiMpIA7nXOcF-zisBg51Hp7HYYlS1YKFN1dZuM1ZuE1kPtir_j6XWQGjYi_IQnlLIsQV0Ow/s1500/2021JapanCuts-OfficialSelection-black.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="1500" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSsBDlsEbdwGh55Tz9OVamSVL4ptV-xdjlfoud3aS29vhD1odAqKo0O0bCl4ZBzk_iiMpIA7nXOcF-zisBg51Hp7HYYlS1YKFN1dZuM1ZuE1kPtir_j6XWQGjYi_IQnlLIsQV0Ow/s320/2021JapanCuts-OfficialSelection-black.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>From the JAPAN CUTS catalog:</div></div><p></p><div class="" dir="auto"><div class="ecm0bbzt hv4rvrfc ihqw7lf3 dati1w0a" data-ad-comet-preview="message" data-ad-preview="message" id="jsc_c_2sj"><div class="j83agx80 cbu4d94t ew0dbk1b irj2b8pg"><div class="qzhwtbm6 knvmm38d"><span class="d2edcug0 hpfvmrgz qv66sw1b c1et5uql oi732d6d ik7dh3pa ht8s03o8 a8c37x1j keod5gw0 nxhoafnm aigsh9s9 d3f4x2em fe6kdd0r mau55g9w c8b282yb iv3no6db jq4qci2q a3bd9o3v b1v8xokw oo9gr5id hzawbc8m" dir="auto"><div class="o9v6fnle cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q"><div dir="auto" style="text-align: start;"> </div><div dir="auto" style="text-align: start;">"(The film) utilizes hidden cameras to interview detainees at Ushiku beginning in late 2019, who detail inadequate medical treatment, failure to recognize trans peoples’ gender identity, physical abuse and hunger strikes, all as the threat of the COVID-19 pandemic rages in the background, and Japan promotes a surface-level image of acceptance and inclusion in the name of the Tokyo Olympics."</div></div><div class="o9v6fnle cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q"><div dir="auto" style="text-align: start;"> </div><div dir="auto" style="text-align: start;">"Ushiku" TRAILER:</div><div dir="auto" style="text-align: start;"><span><a class="oajrlxb2 g5ia77u1 qu0x051f esr5mh6w e9989ue4 r7d6kgcz rq0escxv nhd2j8a9 nc684nl6 p7hjln8o kvgmc6g5 cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x jb3vyjys rz4wbd8a qt6c0cv9 a8nywdso i1ao9s8h esuyzwwr f1sip0of lzcic4wl py34i1dx gpro0wi8" href="https://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fyoutu.be%2FHadlfyQ-dH8%3Ffbclid%3DIwAR17GhYBPmmtnPF3MU6I97mD8lQ6gKw2CWQxEIKeDiD-SvNmp4ZSsOIJzg8&h=AT0GTmFqmqIcahsUmkNuPZ7UdgLxgtZwiA8toVIQN0B0FIOaCIsZJZFmmHiY-a6awEnEGQcTebHCh6JiVtxJAILUWUHWz-t5OOjyEQRNM7Vn9lEJzMVMuSkkdo1NI3SxDWw6p2M-4Q&__tn__=-UK-R&c[0]=AT0WAAvPjo6f_bo3Eu1GjHJ9L3TW0EKapLLEhvWwmiwMu8x2wbAQXWeRVeowMs8gvMLCtU79U-riPy_C9zBqoG3N9AUQypo--Nbp2NuoSskLLFjv51i5qY4rOsjfh4cGYoZGp9o-_ucHYs6HLkVnbhBEVRIB94Kzpr1et4L-7_5IGi4" rel="nofollow noopener" role="link" tabindex="0" target="_blank">https://youtu.be/HadlfyQ-dH8</a></span></div><div dir="auto" style="text-align: start;"> </div><div dir="auto" style="text-align: start;">SCREENING INFO:</div><div dir="auto" style="text-align: start;"><span><a class="oajrlxb2 g5ia77u1 qu0x051f esr5mh6w e9989ue4 r7d6kgcz rq0escxv nhd2j8a9 nc684nl6 p7hjln8o kvgmc6g5 cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x jb3vyjys rz4wbd8a qt6c0cv9 a8nywdso i1ao9s8h esuyzwwr f1sip0of lzcic4wl py34i1dx gpro0wi8" href="https://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Ffilm.japansociety.org%2Ffilm%2Fushiku%2F%3Ffbclid%3DIwAR1O9FF3I3LScYSi8XzQ1FWvgUExncdyk3yHRMa_qLUpKZMoRSyJ57IWF7s&h=AT0bjgnNzoQ1VokJTtkC-_5twsMIk3W1w-MSLenRcNojWeza0gCovZsbsKwqVy6Eybaq9Th4mBSEIKaDNvNURsoYY6oqKgrNtT_IY9v_50l31Rdn7Ap8yku9jKcEVoV8EitpFMHRoA&__tn__=-UK-R&c[0]=AT0WAAvPjo6f_bo3Eu1GjHJ9L3TW0EKapLLEhvWwmiwMu8x2wbAQXWeRVeowMs8gvMLCtU79U-riPy_C9zBqoG3N9AUQypo--Nbp2NuoSskLLFjv51i5qY4rOsjfh4cGYoZGp9o-_ucHYs6HLkVnbhBEVRIB94Kzpr1et4L-7_5IGi4" rel="nofollow noopener" role="link" tabindex="0" target="_blank">https://film.japansociety.org/film/ushiku/</a></span></div><div dir="auto" style="text-align: start;"> </div><div dir="auto" style="text-align: start;">ONLINE TICKETS: </div><div dir="auto" style="text-align: start;"><span><a class="oajrlxb2 g5ia77u1 qu0x051f esr5mh6w e9989ue4 r7d6kgcz rq0escxv nhd2j8a9 nc684nl6 p7hjln8o kvgmc6g5 cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x jb3vyjys rz4wbd8a qt6c0cv9 a8nywdso i1ao9s8h esuyzwwr f1sip0of lzcic4wl py34i1dx gpro0wi8" href="https://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Ffilm.japansociety.org%2Fpage%2Fjapan-cuts-2021%2F%3Ffbclid%3DIwAR22FaQZuAKpfPXG_JsEuHnzcJmSbw2mhzTuDZ3sNlYhqxxlY7sjEwToWWE&h=AT1sHZQh0iWzG-2CP1KcTPSsUNsVmz7wIWHmh9p_6wiQWv_rNY4S9UTbMiJOPgaaMsTjIEpGbcoDEVr9bNloL71PHvUbdDiZdxb4AhYJIX95KTaQPHsKQepCAPMfwEuEYn53LvsP2Q&__tn__=-UK-R&c[0]=AT0WAAvPjo6f_bo3Eu1GjHJ9L3TW0EKapLLEhvWwmiwMu8x2wbAQXWeRVeowMs8gvMLCtU79U-riPy_C9zBqoG3N9AUQypo--Nbp2NuoSskLLFjv51i5qY4rOsjfh4cGYoZGp9o-_ucHYs6HLkVnbhBEVRIB94Kzpr1et4L-7_5IGi4" rel="nofollow noopener" role="link" tabindex="0" target="_blank">https://film.japansociety.org/page/japan-cuts-2021/</a></span></div></div><div class="o9v6fnle cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q"><div dir="auto" style="text-align: start;"> </div><div dir="auto" style="text-align: start;"><u><b>For more about Japanese Immigration facilities:</b></u></div><div dir="auto" style="text-align: start;">The family of Wishma, a Sri Lankan woman who died in March following mistreatment at a Japanese immigration center, said she was "treated like a dog" after the government disclosed Thursday security camera footage of her final days. </div></div><div class="o9v6fnle cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q"><div dir="auto" style="text-align: start;"> </div><div dir="auto" style="text-align: start;">Wishma is the 17th detainee to die at a Japanese immigration center since 2007, according to the Immigration Services Agency.</div><div dir="auto" style="text-align: start;"> </div><div dir="auto" style="text-align: start;">ARTICLE: <span><a class="oajrlxb2 g5ia77u1 qu0x051f esr5mh6w e9989ue4 r7d6kgcz rq0escxv nhd2j8a9 nc684nl6 p7hjln8o kvgmc6g5 cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x jb3vyjys rz4wbd8a qt6c0cv9 a8nywdso i1ao9s8h esuyzwwr f1sip0of lzcic4wl py34i1dx gpro0wi8" href="https://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fmainichi.jp%2Fenglish%2Farticles%2F20210813%2Fp2g%2F00m%2F0na%2F008000c%3Ffbclid%3DIwAR37Oor9bmoSdoerUh96dl8oP8HHzQoZlXMhZy074sUEylIgZQecWcfVrtE&h=AT2cMyeyEHOk8ZlfbANj7AilSvE_LbbUaFazPCYvIbuqzJHirSDXtIG43oB-rwMqyWIKZxLLG1B12wR2h8aReUvZEssFXJvwXyUrJNYBF1J2zkRpU2sxmMgUBWX69_nRcfeosBmRvw&__tn__=-UK-R&c[0]=AT0WAAvPjo6f_bo3Eu1GjHJ9L3TW0EKapLLEhvWwmiwMu8x2wbAQXWeRVeowMs8gvMLCtU79U-riPy_C9zBqoG3N9AUQypo--Nbp2NuoSskLLFjv51i5qY4rOsjfh4cGYoZGp9o-_ucHYs6HLkVnbhBEVRIB94Kzpr1et4L-7_5IGi4" rel="nofollow noopener" role="link" tabindex="0" target="_blank">https://mainichi.jp/.../arti.../20210813/p2g/00m/0na/008000c</a></span></div></div><div class="o9v6fnle cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q"><div dir="auto" style="text-align: start;"> </div><div dir="auto" style="text-align: start;">映画「牛久」アメリカ上映!アメリカの友人へ。「牛久」がジャパン・ソサエティーの「JAPAN CUTS」でオンライン上映されます。明日(8月20日)から9月2日まで、ジャパン・ソサエティーの「JAPAN CUTS:Festival of New Japanese Film」でオンライン上映されます。</div></div><div class="o9v6fnle cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q"><div dir="auto" style="text-align: start;">JAPAN CUTSのカタログより。</div><div dir="auto" style="text-align: start;">“(本作は)2019年後半から牛久の収容者に隠しカメラを使ってインタビューを行い、不適切な医療処置、トランス・ジェンダーの人々に対しジェンダー・アイデンティティを認めないこと、身体的虐待、ハンガー・ストライキなどの事実を詳細に語っている。</div></div><div class="o9v6fnle cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q"><div dir="auto" style="text-align: start;">COVID-19パンデミックの脅威の中にありながらも、東京オリンピックの名の下に、日本は表面的には受容とインクルージョンのイメージをアピールしている。”</div></div><div class="o9v6fnle cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q"><div dir="auto" style="text-align: start;">日本の入国管理施設については、こちらをご覧ください。</div><div dir="auto" style="text-align: start;"> </div><div dir="auto" style="text-align: start;">ARTICLE: <span><a class="oajrlxb2 g5ia77u1 qu0x051f esr5mh6w e9989ue4 r7d6kgcz rq0escxv nhd2j8a9 nc684nl6 p7hjln8o kvgmc6g5 cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x jb3vyjys rz4wbd8a qt6c0cv9 a8nywdso i1ao9s8h esuyzwwr f1sip0of lzcic4wl py34i1dx gpro0wi8" href="https://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fmainichi.jp%2Farticles%2F20210811%2Fddm%2F012%2F070%2F093000c%3Ffbclid%3DIwAR0wkHlKls4y_S7sZvH6d71ZEPKt857iJqQI7Kazov95btrp9ff6YsGpOVE&h=AT2iYbBIPSErZrBAMGsDvSzEcu_pmIAViXT1RIw46axgAuDcexrG2I0iav-Sev_jt7Tacnfy8fWKjSob0VsQbbfbgH6HuoLikruv_lUHe-liDrtz9stx_1tuDkVqa2ToS391vXevBg&__tn__=-UK-R&c[0]=AT0WAAvPjo6f_bo3Eu1GjHJ9L3TW0EKapLLEhvWwmiwMu8x2wbAQXWeRVeowMs8gvMLCtU79U-riPy_C9zBqoG3N9AUQypo--Nbp2NuoSskLLFjv51i5qY4rOsjfh4cGYoZGp9o-_ucHYs6HLkVnbhBEVRIB94Kzpr1et4L-7_5IGi4" rel="nofollow noopener" role="link" tabindex="0" target="_blank">https://mainichi.jp/articles/20210811/ddm/012/070/093000c</a></span></div></div><div class="o9v6fnle cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q"><div dir="auto" style="text-align: start;"> </div><div dir="auto" style="text-align: start;">日本の入国管理センターで虐待を受けて3月に死亡したスリランカ人女性、ウィシュマさんの家族は、政府が木曜日にウィシュマさんの最期の日の防犯カメラの映像を公開した後、彼女が「犬のように扱われた」と述べました。</div></div><div class="o9v6fnle cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q"><div dir="auto" style="text-align: start;">入国管理局によると、2007年以降、日本の入国管理局で死亡した収容者はウィシュマさんで17人目。</div></div></span></div></div></div></div>Ian Thomas Ashhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09692848215726708548noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28124294.post-8551836245517867102021-08-10T23:30:00.027+09:002021-08-24T11:48:54.608+09:00"Ushiku" to sceen in two upcoming festivals in the US and one in Korea<p style="text-align: justify;">I am honoured to announce screenings of my documentary "<a href="https://www.ushikufilm.com/en/" target="_blank">Ushiku</a>" in <span><span class="nc684nl6"><span>Japan Society Film</span></span></span>'s Japan Cuts FF (USA, Aug 20-Sept 2), <span><span class="nc684nl6"><span>I Will Tell International Film Festival</span></span></span> (USA, Aug 30-Sept 9) & <span><span class="nc684nl6"><span>DMZ 국제다큐멘터리영화제 DMZ International Documentary Film Festival</span></span></span> (Korea, Sept 9-16).</p><div class="" dir="auto"><div class="ecm0bbzt hv4rvrfc ihqw7lf3 dati1w0a" data-ad-comet-preview="message" data-ad-preview="message" id="jsc_c_347"><div class="j83agx80 cbu4d94t ew0dbk1b irj2b8pg"><div class="qzhwtbm6 knvmm38d"><span class="d2edcug0 hpfvmrgz qv66sw1b c1et5uql oi732d6d ik7dh3pa ht8s03o8 a8c37x1j keod5gw0 nxhoafnm aigsh9s9 d3f4x2em fe6kdd0r mau55g9w c8b282yb iv3no6db jq4qci2q a3bd9o3v b1v8xokw oo9gr5id hzawbc8m" dir="auto"><div class="o9v6fnle cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q"><div dir="auto" style="text-align: start;"> </div><div dir="auto" style="text-align: start;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOI-biSm-HaJfHqj1yZ2KzVVSnnIvgigzqTfxGdyFQvLU55Wvjm-bki0qTTDaXSsV4LtcwtQ83j5x4xrXmxkGmkolvjmd7WUKZ6t5YF4QDplYhsC-xacW2nIbG2maGNpgDU342aQ/s1236/Screen+Shot+2021-08-24+at+11.38.00.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1236" height="311" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOI-biSm-HaJfHqj1yZ2KzVVSnnIvgigzqTfxGdyFQvLU55Wvjm-bki0qTTDaXSsV4LtcwtQ83j5x4xrXmxkGmkolvjmd7WUKZ6t5YF4QDplYhsC-xacW2nIbG2maGNpgDU342aQ/s320/Screen+Shot+2021-08-24+at+11.38.00.png" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">I will be posting more information, including links to find out more about how to view the film in the online festivals, soon.<br /> <span class="d2edcug0 hpfvmrgz qv66sw1b c1et5uql oi732d6d ik7dh3pa ht8s03o8 a8c37x1j keod5gw0 nxhoafnm aigsh9s9 d3f4x2em fe6kdd0r mau55g9w c8b282yb iv3no6db jq4qci2q a3bd9o3v b1v8xokw oo9gr5id hzawbc8m" dir="auto"><div class="kvgmc6g5 cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q"><div dir="auto" style="text-align: start;">Find out how asylum seekers to Japan are treated when the world is NOT watching the <span><span class="nc684nl6"><span>Olympics</span></span></span> and the <span><span class="nc684nl6"><span>Paralympic Games</span></span></span> with <span><span class="nc684nl6"><span>their Refugee Olympic Team</span></span></span>s. </div></div></span></div></div></div></span></div></div></div></div>Ian Thomas Ashhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09692848215726708548noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28124294.post-68588859722848985452021-07-24T23:30:00.004+09:002021-08-24T16:12:12.613+09:00Philosopher Hiroki Azuma publishes essay about "Ushiku"<p><span class="d2edcug0 hpfvmrgz qv66sw1b c1et5uql oi732d6d ik7dh3pa ht8s03o8 a8c37x1j keod5gw0 nxhoafnm aigsh9s9 d3f4x2em fe6kdd0r mau55g9w c8b282yb iv3no6db jq4qci2q a3bd9o3v b1v8xokw oo9gr5id hzawbc8m" dir="auto"></span></p><div class="kvgmc6g5 cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q"><div dir="auto" style="text-align: start;">Extremely honoured Japanese cultural critic, novelist, and philosopher Hiroki Azuma wrote about my documentary "Ushiku" in his essay published in the magazine AERA.</div><div dir="auto" style="text-align: start;"> </div></div><div class="o9v6fnle cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q"><div dir="auto" style="text-align: start;">東浩紀「人権侵害が指摘されてきた全件収容主義からの決別を」──『AERA 2021年6月28日』巻頭エッセイ「eyes」掲載</div><div dir="auto" style="text-align: start;"> </div></div><div class="o9v6fnle cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q"><div dir="auto" style="text-align: start;">朝日新聞出版の雑誌『AERA』の巻頭エッセイコーナー「eyes」に、東浩紀が隔週で連載中です!</div><div dir="auto" style="text-align: start;"> </div></div><div class="o9v6fnle cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q"><div dir="auto" style="text-align: start;">『AERA 2021年6月28日』の記事は、「人権侵害が指摘されてきた全件収容主義からの決別を」です。</div><div dir="auto" style="text-align: start;"> </div></div><div class="o9v6fnle cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q"><div dir="auto" style="text-align: start;">ドキュメンタリー映画『牛久』にふれながら、「他国からの批判を躱(かわ)すため、一部外国人に制度の歪(ひず)みを押し付けるのは許されない。審査基準の透明性確保が求められる。」と、日本の入管が管理する外国人収容施設、そして外国人受け入れに関する世論について、見解を述べています。</div><div dir="auto" 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found here: https://genron-alpha.com/news20210622_01/<br /><p></p>Ian Thomas Ashhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09692848215726708548noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28124294.post-40156199058448395272021-07-07T23:30:00.001+09:002021-08-24T16:24:46.391+09:00"Sending Off" receives award for Best Documentary in Italy<p> </p><div class="" dir="auto"><div class="ecm0bbzt hv4rvrfc ihqw7lf3 dati1w0a" data-ad-comet-preview="message" data-ad-preview="message" id="jsc_c_3rp"><div class="j83agx80 cbu4d94t ew0dbk1b irj2b8pg"><div class="qzhwtbm6 knvmm38d"><span class="d2edcug0 hpfvmrgz qv66sw1b c1et5uql oi732d6d ik7dh3pa ht8s03o8 a8c37x1j keod5gw0 nxhoafnm aigsh9s9 d3f4x2em fe6kdd0r mau55g9w c8b282yb iv3no6db jq4qci2q a3bd9o3v b1v8xokw oo9gr5id hzawbc8m" dir="auto"><div class="kvgmc6g5 cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q"><div dir="auto" style="text-align: start;">「おみおくり〜Sending Off〜」はイタリアに行われるLBLFF映画祭にてドキュメンタリーグランプリ受賞。</div><div dir="auto" style="text-align: start;"> </div><div dir="auto" style="text-align: start;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnIBHLZSQ2-YYTeEPDbFsdgNYXxqMtQ_eoLbrF7XfRZWMXcURBIX58WpHThGxQAb4GlG-St5vPQTNJBKQZbQOXxmlJC7dtwCHeMWtEt-RvKijlzE0iMEx95y0ECr9g-ML5uorsyw/s2048/LBL_Best+Documentary.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnIBHLZSQ2-YYTeEPDbFsdgNYXxqMtQ_eoLbrF7XfRZWMXcURBIX58WpHThGxQAb4GlG-St5vPQTNJBKQZbQOXxmlJC7dtwCHeMWtEt-RvKijlzE0iMEx95y0ECr9g-ML5uorsyw/s320/LBL_Best+Documentary.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /> </div><div dir="auto" style="text-align: start;">It is extremely poignant that in the midst of my father passing away last week, my documentary about death and dying「<a href="https://www.sendingoffdoc.com/" target="_blank">おみおくり〜Sending Off〜</a>」was awarded the prize for Best Documentary in The Life Beyond Life Film Festival, an event dedicated to films about terminal care, grief, and transition.</div></div><div class="o9v6fnle cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q"><div dir="auto" style="text-align: start;"> </div><div dir="auto" style="text-align: start;">Jury Statement:</div><div dir="auto" style="text-align: start;"> </div><div style="margin-left: 40px; text-align: left;"><i>"The Documentary Jury awarded the Best Documentary of the LBLFF, First Edition to 'Sending Off' based on the incredible authenticity of the story, the cleanliness of the visual choices, and the dignified vision of Death!”</i></div><div dir="auto" style="text-align: start;"> </div></div><div class="o9v6fnle cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q"><div dir="auto" style="text-align: start;">Although we were not able to attend the closing ceremony which was held in person in Italy, Dr. <span><span class="nc684nl6"><span>Kaoru Konta</span></span></span> and I recorded our greetings and gratitude to be played at the event.</div><div dir="auto" style="text-align: start;"> </div><div dir="auto" style="text-align: start;">VIDEO: https://www.facebook.com/IanThomasAsh/posts/4060295464086919 <br /></div></div></span></div></div></div></div>Ian Thomas Ashhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09692848215726708548noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28124294.post-16337943223311733022021-06-11T23:30:00.001+09:002021-08-28T15:34:32.701+09:00"Ushiku" featured in Japan Times<p>Honoured and grateful that “Ushiku” was featured on the entire back page of today’s <span><span class="nc684nl6"><span>The Japan Times</span></span></span>. </p><div class="" dir="auto"><div class="ecm0bbzt hv4rvrfc ihqw7lf3 dati1w0a" data-ad-comet-preview="message" data-ad-preview="message" id="jsc_c_2ty"><div class="j83agx80 cbu4d94t ew0dbk1b irj2b8pg"><div class="qzhwtbm6 knvmm38d"><span class="d2edcug0 hpfvmrgz qv66sw1b c1et5uql oi732d6d ik7dh3pa ht8s03o8 a8c37x1j keod5gw0 nxhoafnm aigsh9s9 d3f4x2em fe6kdd0r mau55g9w c8b282yb iv3no6db jq4qci2q a3bd9o3v b1v8xokw oo9gr5id hzawbc8m" dir="auto"><div class="kvgmc6g5 cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1ZWOArDbkrIL3lUPj3b6DY4mY8kuOSX7Ra5MRof1MXWNMwDFsOJFnPJsU4BCM3GrDCkrL-scKaeggNEFjpaZ1pgnLsJ4NMnOGfjCrAY3AOXplVrREnRgOIQgDU2hJ-ejsIvs6eg/s960/Jun+11+JT.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="960" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1ZWOArDbkrIL3lUPj3b6DY4mY8kuOSX7Ra5MRof1MXWNMwDFsOJFnPJsU4BCM3GrDCkrL-scKaeggNEFjpaZ1pgnLsJ4NMnOGfjCrAY3AOXplVrREnRgOIQgDU2hJ-ejsIvs6eg/s320/Jun+11+JT.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /></div><div class="o9v6fnle cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q"><div dir="auto" style="text-align: start;">(日本語は下記にあります)</div><div dir="auto" style="text-align: start;"> </div><div style="margin-left: 40px; text-align: left;"><i>“I was really compelled to film because I was a witness to human rights abuses. I literally believed it was possible (the detainees) were going to die. And I realized that just volunteering wasn’t going to work. It was going to help the people there, but not change the situation.”</i></div><div style="margin-left: 40px; text-align: left;"><i> </i></div></div><div class="o9v6fnle cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q" style="margin-left: 40px; text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: left;"><i>To effect change, Ash believed that “it was imperative to collect what I believed would be evidence; the goal wasn’t just to make a film.” One powerful piece of that evidence is video footage, taken inside the Ushiku facility, of guards piling on a vocally protesting detainee with postures and attitudes reminiscent of George Floyd’s murder. The detainee, known only as Deniz, even says “I can’t breathe, you’re choking me” at one point, though he survives and becomes one of Ash’s interviewees.</i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i> </i></div></div><div class="o9v6fnle cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q" style="margin-left: 40px; text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: left;"><i>In March, the death of a Sri Lankan woman at an immigration facility in Nagoya elicited widespread condemnation. Ratnayake Liyanage Wishma Sandamali had spent months fruitlessly complaining to staff of ill health, and public criticism increased when it was revealed that the facility had refused her repeated requests for outside hospital treatment — while releasing dozens of other detainees due to coronavirus infection concerns.</i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i> </i></div></div><div class="o9v6fnle cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q" style="margin-left: 40px; text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: left;"><i>Soon after her death, the government and the ruling coalition dropped plans to amend the nation’s immigration law to make it even stricter, including a proposal to criminally prosecute asylum seekers who do not comply with deportation orders.</i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i> </i></div></div><div class="o9v6fnle cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q" style="margin-left: 40px; text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: left;"><i>But as Thomas Ash shows in his new documentary “Ushiku,” the conditions endured by detainees in Japan’s 17 immigration centers under the current law are bad enough, driving many to go on hunger strikes or attempt suicide — with some dying in the process.</i></div></div></span><span class="d2edcug0 hpfvmrgz qv66sw1b c1et5uql oi732d6d ik7dh3pa ht8s03o8 a8c37x1j keod5gw0 nxhoafnm aigsh9s9 d3f4x2em fe6kdd0r mau55g9w c8b282yb iv3no6db jq4qci2q a3bd9o3v b1v8xokw oo9gr5id hzawbc8m" dir="auto"><div class="o9v6fnle cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q"><div dir="auto" style="text-align: start;"> </div><div dir="auto" style="text-align: start;">Read the FULL article here: <span>https://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2021/06/11/films/ushiku-documentary-immigration-centers/</span></div><div dir="auto" style="text-align: start;"><span> </span></div></div><div class="o9v6fnle cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q"><div dir="auto" style="text-align: start;">私は、人権侵害の目撃者です。ですから、どうしても撮影したかったのです。私は文字通り、(拘留者が)死ぬかもしれないと全く疑いもなく思いました。そして、ただボランティアをするだけではだめだと。そこにいる人たちを助けることはできても、状況を変えることはできないと思いました。</div><div dir="auto" style="text-align: start;"> </div></div><div class="o9v6fnle cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q"><div dir="auto" style="text-align: start;">アッシュは、変化をもたらすためには、「自分が信じる証拠を集めることが不可欠であり、ただ映画を作ることが目的ではない」と考えました。その証拠のひとつが、牛久の施設内で撮影された、声を上げて抗議する被収容者に警備員達が、それはまるでジョージ・フロイド殺害事件を彷彿とさせる姿勢で、襲いかかっている強烈な映像だ。デニズと名乗るその被収容者は、「息ができない、首を絞められている」とさえ言っていたが、なんとか生き延び、アッシュのインタビュー対象の一人となった。</div><div dir="auto" style="text-align: start;"> </div></div><div class="o9v6fnle cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q"><div dir="auto" style="text-align: start;">3月には、名古屋の入国管理局でスリランカ人女性が死亡するという事件が発生し、大きな非難を浴びました。ラットナヤケ・リャナゲ・ウィシュマ・サンダマリさんは、何ヶ月も体調不良を職員に訴え続けていましたが、施設側がコロナウイルス感染の懸念から他の数十人の収容者を釈放する一方で、彼女が外部の病院で治療を受けたいという再三の要請を拒否していたことが明らかになり、世論の批判が高まりました。</div><div dir="auto" style="text-align: start;"> </div></div><div class="o9v6fnle cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q"><div dir="auto" style="text-align: start;">彼女の死後すぐに、政府と連立与党は、国外退去命令に従わない亡命者を刑事訴追するなど、入管法をさらに厳しく改正する計画であったが、これを中止した。</div><div dir="auto" style="text-align: start;"> </div></div><div class="o9v6fnle cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q"><div dir="auto" style="text-align: start;">しかし、トーマス・アッシュ監督の新作ドキュメンタリー「牛久」によると、現行法の下で日本の17カ所の入国管理センターに収容されている被収容者の状況は最悪で、多くの人がハンガーストライキや自殺に追い込まれ、その過程で命を落とす人もいるという。</div></div></span></div></div></div></div>Ian Thomas Ashhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09692848215726708548noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28124294.post-76241620650040224202021-06-07T23:30:00.008+09:002021-08-28T16:03:54.078+09:00"Ushiku" awarded in Germany<p><span class="d2edcug0 hpfvmrgz qv66sw1b c1et5uql oi732d6d ik7dh3pa ht8s03o8 a8c37x1j keod5gw0 nxhoafnm aigsh9s9 d3f4x2em fe6kdd0r mau55g9w c8b282yb iv3no6db jq4qci2q a3bd9o3v b1v8xokw oo9gr5id hzawbc8m" dir="auto"></span></p><div class="o9v6fnle cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q"><div style="text-align: justify;">“Ushiku” has been awarded the Nippon Docs Award in the 2021 <span><span class="nc684nl6"><span>Nippon Connection Japanese Film Festival</span></span></span> in Frankfurt, Germany! Thank you all so very much for your support. We will continue to work hard to share the voices of the courageous participants in the film with people in Japan and around the world.</div><div dir="auto" style="text-align: start;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh408F0sASTi2KIamr2H3Sck1GqaabdRmFKem3m2lplSC_MoGCYl9ojuLhA0T06rlBufvCSW0zUcACf0O0IIJ4J2jUujcTBABSawqGrFobrn9oZ6pv4VKlFNiiusFVetTzvxILi_A/s1000/21_NC_NDA_Winner_web.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh408F0sASTi2KIamr2H3Sck1GqaabdRmFKem3m2lplSC_MoGCYl9ojuLhA0T06rlBufvCSW0zUcACf0O0IIJ4J2jUujcTBABSawqGrFobrn9oZ6pv4VKlFNiiusFVetTzvxILi_A/s320/21_NC_NDA_Winner_web.png" width="320" /></a></div><div style="margin-left: 40px; text-align: justify;"><i>Per audience vote, the Nippon Docs Award went to the documentary Ushiku by Thomas Ash, dealing with a current, highly controversial political issue. The film accuses human rights violations in the eponymous immigration center near Tokyo, as well as Japan’s current immigration policies. The award was given out for the second time this year. <br /></i></div></div><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><div style="text-align: justify;">Official Press Release: <span class="d2edcug0 hpfvmrgz qv66sw1b c1et5uql oi732d6d ik7dh3pa ht8s03o8 a8c37x1j keod5gw0 nxhoafnm aigsh9s9 d3f4x2em fe6kdd0r mau55g9w c8b282yb iv3no6db jq4qci2q a3bd9o3v b1v8xokw oo9gr5id hzawbc8m" dir="auto">https://nipponconnection.com/en/press-releases/nippon-connection-2021-award-winners/ </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="d2edcug0 hpfvmrgz qv66sw1b c1et5uql oi732d6d ik7dh3pa ht8s03o8 a8c37x1j keod5gw0 nxhoafnm aigsh9s9 d3f4x2em fe6kdd0r mau55g9w c8b282yb iv3no6db jq4qci2q a3bd9o3v b1v8xokw oo9gr5id hzawbc8m" dir="auto"> </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="d2edcug0 hpfvmrgz qv66sw1b c1et5uql oi732d6d ik7dh3pa ht8s03o8 a8c37x1j keod5gw0 nxhoafnm aigsh9s9 d3f4x2em fe6kdd0r mau55g9w c8b282yb iv3no6db jq4qci2q a3bd9o3v b1v8xokw oo9gr5id hzawbc8m" dir="auto">VIDEO of Award Ceremony: https://www.ushikufilm.com/en/press/nippon-docs-award-ceremony/ <br /></span></div></div><p style="text-align: justify;"></p><div dir="auto"><div class="ecm0bbzt hv4rvrfc ihqw7lf3 dati1w0a" data-ad-comet-preview="message" data-ad-preview="message" id="jsc_c_1wh"><div class="j83agx80 cbu4d94t ew0dbk1b irj2b8pg"><div class="qzhwtbm6 knvmm38d"><span class="d2edcug0 hpfvmrgz qv66sw1b c1et5uql oi732d6d ik7dh3pa ht8s03o8 a8c37x1j keod5gw0 nxhoafnm aigsh9s9 d3f4x2em fe6kdd0r mau55g9w c8b282yb iv3no6db jq4qci2q a3bd9o3v b1v8xokw oo9gr5id hzawbc8m" dir="auto"><div class="o9v6fnle cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q"><div style="text-align: justify;"><span> </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span><span class="d2edcug0 hpfvmrgz qv66sw1b c1et5uql oi732d6d ik7dh3pa ht8s03o8 a8c37x1j keod5gw0 nxhoafnm aigsh9s9 d3f4x2em fe6kdd0r mau55g9w c8b282yb iv3no6db jq4qci2q a3bd9o3v b1v8xokw oo9gr5id hzawbc8m" dir="auto">2021年ニッポン・コネクション映画祭にて「牛久」がドキュメンタリー部門のグランプリを頂きました!感謝しております。</span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span><span class="d2edcug0 hpfvmrgz qv66sw1b c1et5uql oi732d6d ik7dh3pa ht8s03o8 a8c37x1j keod5gw0 nxhoafnm aigsh9s9 d3f4x2em fe6kdd0r mau55g9w c8b282yb iv3no6db jq4qci2q a3bd9o3v b1v8xokw oo9gr5id hzawbc8m" dir="auto">プレースリリス:https://nipponconnection.com/ja/press-releases/nippon-connection-2021-award-winners/ </span> <br /></span></div><div dir="auto" style="text-align: start;"><span> </span></div><div dir="auto" style="text-align: start;"><span> </span></div></div></span></div></div></div></div>Ian Thomas Ashhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09692848215726708548noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28124294.post-32494196237371500242021-05-28T23:30:00.015+09:002021-08-28T16:11:00.745+09:001,600 viewers join preview of "Ushiku"<p>It was humbling to have 1,600 viewers join us online for the preview screening of "Ushiku" last evening. And I continue to be in awe of the courageousness of the participants who choose to speak out about their treatment inside of immigration detention at great risk. Two of the participants joined us for the screening last evening, and I look forward to more screenings where audiences can hear directly from more of the film's participants. <span class="d2edcug0 hpfvmrgz qv66sw1b c1et5uql oi732d6d ik7dh3pa ht8s03o8 a8c37x1j keod5gw0 nxhoafnm aigsh9s9 d3f4x2em fe6kdd0r mau55g9w c8b282yb iv3no6db jq4qci2q a3bd9o3v b1v8xokw oo9gr5id hzawbc8m" dir="auto"></span></p><div class="kvgmc6g5 cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q"><div style="text-align: center;"> <span class="d2edcug0 hpfvmrgz qv66sw1b c1et5uql oi732d6d ik7dh3pa ht8s03o8 a8c37x1j keod5gw0 nxhoafnm aigsh9s9 d3f4x2em fe6kdd0r mau55g9w c8b282yb iv3no6db jq4qci2q a3bd9o3v b1v8xokw oo9gr5id hzawbc8m" dir="auto"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsi2KKkDtUOBzslD0lBnEGLPjNIa1g2geSuF2jk9KnfnJnpZzMyfpXRnRtiSfvHm9nUJtcXYLmLFCeTq756wETVvN7Ig9tgSL9oHuEJ-TW7HSdjacUMJjb3IAfGLyVfYlyldFk-A/s960/May28+UshikuB.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="730" data-original-width="960" height="243" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsi2KKkDtUOBzslD0lBnEGLPjNIa1g2geSuF2jk9KnfnJnpZzMyfpXRnRtiSfvHm9nUJtcXYLmLFCeTq756wETVvN7Ig9tgSL9oHuEJ-TW7HSdjacUMJjb3IAfGLyVfYlyldFk-A/s320/May28+UshikuB.jpg" width="320" /></a></span></div><div dir="auto" style="text-align: start;"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/HadlfyQ-dH8" width="320" youtube-src-id="HadlfyQ-dH8"></iframe></div><br /> <p></p>Ian Thomas Ashhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09692848215726708548noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28124294.post-69490414522813573612020-10-31T23:30:00.001+09:002021-08-29T17:01:36.706+09:00David Plath Media Award commendation for "Sending Off"<p>審査員特別賞<br /><br />Extremely honoured to receive this commendation for my documentary 「おみおくり〜Sending Off〜」from the Society for East Asia Anthropology's David Plath Media Award.<br /><br />"The Award Committee was deeply moved by the film and applauds the intimate ethnographic lens brought to bear on a personal and often private subject....the film explores not just aging, but gender roles and the ethics of care in Japan."<br /> <br />「選考委員会は貴殿の映画に大変感動し、パーソナルでしばしば私的な主題に持ち込まれた、親密で民俗学的なレンズに称賛を送っています。愛する人たちの人生の終末期を共に生きる、農村の少数の家族を追うことにより、映画は年をとるということだけではなく、男性と女性が果たす役割や、日本のケアにおける倫理観にも迫っています。」</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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