Wednesday March 12, 2025 18:00-20:00
UK Premiere of
Mirai wo Nazoru 未来をなぞる
Tracing the Future: Photographer Naoya Hatakeyama
A documentary film by Hatakeyama Yohei
This documentary follows artist Naoya Hatakeyama as he photographs the devastated landscape of his hometown of Rikuzentakada after 3/11. Hatakeyama, who represented Japan in the 2001 Venice Biennale and is renowned for meticulous photographs that explore the relationship between humankind and nature, suffered enormous losses on 3/11: his family home was washed away in the tsunami and his mother lost her life. The documentary delves into the artist’s deeply personal response to the disaster and explores his four-year-long mission of documenting the place of his upbringing.
2015 – 16/9 – HD – Colour – 1h27min. In Japanese (subtitles English)
Venue
University of Bristol, B.H05 Lecture Theatre, 7 Woodland Road, BS8 1TB Clifton Campus MAP
Tickets Reservation:
This event is free, thanks to the gracious offer the director to screen the movie free of charge. However, booking is required. Tickets can be claimed via Headfirst, by clicking here.
About the director:
Born 1972 in Yokohama, Japan. Hatakeyama Yohei graduated from a film school and worked as assistant director for commercial companies, while making his own films. At the age of 27, he joined the Film School of Tokyo and studied filmmaking under the supervision of Sato Makoto at his documentary filming course. He worked as assistant director for Sato’s Making Film of “What Is a Film Director?”. Hatakeyama made his directorial debut with “Junichi Ushiyama: Our Wonderful Television” in 2011. He then worked for video presentation of the Japanese Pavilion “Architecture. Possible here? Home-for-all” at the Venice Architecture Biennale 2012 as cinematographer and editor. This film is his second work.
Staff Credits:
Photography: Hatakeyama Yohei
Editing: Hatakayama Yohei, Ojiri Koichi
Music: Minato Oohiro
Narration: Hatakeyama Yohei
Others：Sound Editor: Ogawa Takeshi