On Nov. 1st and 2nd, “Iwaki Note (FUKUSHIMA VOICE)” was shown at a symposium called “Fukushima-Tokushima, Let’s Shine Together Project”, held at the University of Tokushima. It was a project by Kakuhisa Ono, who appeared in “Iwaki Note (FUKUSHIMA VOICE)”. At the talk event after the showing, the production staff and student directors came on stage, as well as the guests, Shinko Shimomura, who also appeared in the film, and Yoshio Satomi, who conducts study tours of the districts near the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant and of the disaster-stricken areas. After the talk event, an opportunity to speak with the participants in the World Café style was organized, and a discussion was carried out under the theme of “Fukushima now”, covering the issues that are relevant now and how to give support to these issues and the ways to keep the tragedy of the earthquake from fading into oblivion. The proactive approach of the participants, who each spoke from their own points of view, once again confirmed me of the importance of the dialog after the film showing. I would like to thank Mr. Ono and all those involved.
(Iida)