In the 16-minute film directed by Kathy Sloane, Witness to Hiroshima, Japanese citizen Keiji Tsuchiya uses 12 powerful watercolors to tell the story of his experiences in Hiroshima as a 17-year old soldier immediately following the dropping of the atomic bomb. While the film addresses a horrific moment in history, it emphasizes how Mr. Tsuchiya has directed his life toward purpose and healing through his lifelong commitments to advocating for atomic survivors, opposing nuclear war, and preserving the horseshoe crab.
2010 33rd Mill Valley Film Festival
October 7th -17th
Screenings of Witness to Hiroshima:
October 8 (Friday) 5:00 pm, CinéArts @ Sequoia 2, Mill Valley
October 12 (Tuesday) 5:00 pm, Christopher B. Smith Rafael Film Center 3, San Rafael
For tickets and more information: http://www.mvff.com
2010 11th Annual San Diego Asian Film Festival
October 21st - 28th
CINEMA BENTO, a Japanese themed program of short films
October 21 (Thursday) - 7:15 pm, Ultrastar Theater
October 27 (Wednesday) - 4:00 pm, Ultrastar Theater
For tickets and more information: http://www.sdaff.org/festival/2010
Atomic Mom, directed by M.T. Silvia is a documentary about two women, both mothers, who have very different experiences of the atom bomb. After decades of silence, a daughter’s quest for truth leads to the exchange of an olive branch between an American scientist and a Hiroshima survivor.
Screenings of Atomic Mom:
Oct 10 (Sunday) - 6:00 pm, Smith Rafael Film Center - San Rafael
Oct 16 (Saturday) - 12:00 PM, Sequoia Theatre - Mill Valley
For tickets and more information: http://www.mvff.com
(Many thanks to Michele Mason at the Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures at the University of Maryland, for sharing this information.)
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