★ "Iwaki Notes" talk show appearance ★

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Two and a half years have passed since the earthquake and nuclear accident. Students from the Department of International Studies and Art at the University of Tsukuba, under the direction of Uplink Productions, will carefully document the thoughts of Tokiwa Hawaiian's hula girls, local surfers, nursery school students, fishermen, farmers, monks, teachers, people living in temporary housing, people in the drinking district, and the people who gather at the "Future Conference."
What makes them completely different from other earthquake documentaries is that they are made by complete amateurs and are technically very immature. However, this gives them an entirely different appearance from calculated punchlines or forced emotional stories. Unlike late-night TV documentaries or NHK's, there are absolutely no "things that shouldn't be said," "things that can't be broadcast," or "things that they want to be broadcast" by force. Furthermore, they do not use famous musicians or actors. They are truly indie. Their lack of greed creates persuasiveness and a purity that will never be found in the vested interest media.

This is something that adults could never create.

At first, they were not very good at interviews or camera work, but they gradually improved and captured the hearts of the local people. This is a documentary report on the people of Iwaki, but it can also be read as a story of the growth of the people involved in the filmmaking (a building romance).

It will be shown sporadically at Uplink in Shibuya and Juso Theater in Osaka until Friday, June 6th.

http://www.geijutsu.tsukuba.ac.jp/~cr/iwakinote/ http://www.geijutsu.tsukuba.ac.jp/~cr/iwakinote/comment.html

I posted a comment on the official website. Also, on Sunday I participated in a talk show with students, including ex-producer Kubota-san.

Many people have the wrong idea, but the experience of the film is not about what is depicted in it, but about the film itself. This is not a story about the current state of Iwaki after the earthquake, or a report of the suffering of the people who continue to live there. It can be read as a story of the growth of students, as revealed by their reporting on Iwaki. That is what is giving energy to the people of Iwaki. - Vivian Sato (artist and drag queen)

Vivienne Sato (non-architect)

With a non-architect, artist, Doraakukuin, illustrator, writer, the party ist ,,, and a variety of face. Ride to Tokyo with its own philosophy and aesthetics. Its disruptive, fragmentary words and deeds have won the consistency in Tokyo. . . Nanchatte.