On Nov. 14, Saturday, a screening of “Iwaki Note (FUKUSHIMA VOICE)” was held in Shinjuku.
The screening was held in time with the visit by the instructors and students of Sweden’s Royal Institute of Art (KKH), which is an overseas partner university of Tsukuba University, and with the participation of the students from the Department of Imaging Arts at the Musashino Art University. Hirano-san, a graduate student of Tsukuba University, who had been studying at KKH until last September, organized the event. Three student directors of “Iwaki Note (FUKUSHIMA VOICE)” also took part in the screening and a Q&A session was held after the screening. The students from Sweden asked many questions about the current situation, particularly that of Iwaki city and the evacuees, the relationship between the student directors and the people who appeared in the movie. Almost two years have passed since the completion of the movie, and since the conditions in the disaster-stricken areas are changing every hour (Two and a half years since the devastating earthquake.), the role and significance of the movie may be changing as well. Perhaps it is time for a discussion, primarily with the student directors and the production side, about some aspects of the project. (Iida)