This August we are delighted to present a series of film screenings in recognition of International Day of World’s Indigenous Peoples on August 9th. All of the films shed light on the Ainu peoples, the indigenous people of Hokkaido, the northern island of Japan. Continue reading →
Ainu Neno An Ainu • アイヌネノアンアイヌ Friday, August 12, 5:59PM – Sunday, August 14, 11:59PM (ET) Directed by Neo Sora & Laura Liverani • 2021 • Documentary • 72 min. • Presented in Japanese & Ainu with English subtitles Online … Continue reading →
Ainu: Indigenous People of Japan • アイヌ：ひと Tuesday, August 9, 5:59PM – Thursday, August 11, 11:59PM (ET) Directed by MIZOGUCHI Naomi • 2019 • Documentary • 61 min. • Presented in Japanese & Ainu with English subtitles • Canadian Premiere … Continue reading →
Continuing our Celebration of Women in Film in July, we will be spotlighting the most important and prolific female documentary filmmaker from Japan, HANEDA Sumiko. Long neglected in the West, Haneda’s body of work consists of as poetic postwar documentaries that are attuned to the roles of women in society and cycles of rural life. Continue reading →
Healthy Hakko: The Fermented Culinary Arts of Japan, Part 2 FILM The Genealogy of Sake From the award-winning director of “A Handful of Salt” comes a documentary about sake brewers of the Noto peninsula in Ishikawa prefecture. This documentary will … Continue reading →
