The Tsunami and the Cherry Blossom (The Tsunami and the Cherry Blossom)
Special Screening
Lucy Walker / Feature Documentary / United States of America / 2011 / 40 min / Colour / HDCAM
In Japanese / Arabic, English subtitles
Interests: Documentary, Based on a True Story, Death, Creative Documentary, Environmental
Gulf Premiere
Synopsis
Survivors in the areas hardest hit by the recent tsunami in Japan find the courage to rebuild their shattered lives and community when the cherry blossoms come into bloom. A stunning, moving visual poem about the ephemeral nature of life and the healing power of Japans most beloved flower.
About the Directors
Born in London and educated at Oxford, Lucy Walker is best known for her groundbreaking documentaries ‘The Devil’s Playground’ (2002), about Amish teenagers; ‘Blindsight’ (2006), about blind mountaineers; ‘Waste Land’ (2010), about the ‘transformative power of art’, which won the Audience Award at Sundance in 2010 and was nominated for an Oscar; and ‘Countdown to Zero’, about how the nuclear arms race is far from over.
Credits
- Director
- Lucy Walker
- Screenwriter
- Lucy Walker
- Producer
- Kira Carstensen, Lucy Walker
- Music
- Moby
- Cast
- n/a