The Tsunami and the Cherry Blossom
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| Original title | The Tsunami and the Cherry Blossom |
| Country of production | United States of America |
| original language | Japanese , English |
| Publishing year | 2011 |
| length | 39 minutes |
| Rod | |
| Director | Lucy Walker |
| production | Kira Carstensen, Lucy Walker, Charleen Manca, Nicole Visram, Tim Case, Charles V. Salice |
| music | Moby |
| camera | Aaron Phillips |
| cut | Aki Mizutani |
The Tsunami and the Cherry Blossom is a short documentary film by Lucy Walker from 2011. It deals with the survivors of the Tōhoku earthquake in 2011 and the traditional cherry blossom festival shortly after the disaster.
The film premiered on September 12, 2011 at the Toronto International Film Festival . At the Sundance Film Festival 2012 he won three prizes: the "Short Filmmaking Award", the "Special Jury Prize" and the "Women in Film National Geographic All Roads Award". After the director Lucy Walker was nominated for an Oscar in 2011 with her documentary Waste Land , The Tsunami and the Cherry Blossom was nominated for an Oscar 2012 in the category Best Documentary Short on January 24, 2012 .
action
A few weeks after the earthquake and the tsunami that followed, Lucy Walker travels to northern Japan to tell the stories of the people in the hardest hit areas. While the damage is being cleaned up and the rebuilding begins, the cherry blossoms begin to bloom, an event celebrated in Japan and a symbol of hope.
background
The trip to Japan was originally intended to promote Walker's film Countdown to Zero , which addresses the growing threat posed by nuclear weapons . The trip was scheduled for March and Walker, fascinated by the cherry blossom season, decided to make a short film about it in Japan. During the earthquake she was in the final phase of planning. Walker decided to postpone the release of Countdown To Zero in Japan due to the Fukushima nuclear disaster , but still wanted to make the short film. To do this, she put together a small crew consisting of her, the cameraman and a translator .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Toronto International Film Festival: Doc Conference ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , accessed February 5, 2012
- ^ IMDb: Awards for The Tsunami and the Cherry Blossom , accessed February 5, 2012
- ↑ Bruce Barcott: Sundance Diary: Powerful "Tsunami and the Cherry Blossom" Gets Oscar Nod , January 24, 2012, accessed February 5, 2012
- ↑ BFI London Film Festival: The Tsunami and The Cherry Blossom plus Lucy Walker in Conversation ( Memento of the original from January 16, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , accessed February 5, 2012
- ↑ Rachel O'Meara: The Tsunami And The Cherry Blossom ( Memento of the original from October 23, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , September 22, 2011, accessed February 5, 2012
