Black Box Diaries

dir. Shiori Ito/Japan, USA, UK/2024/99 min.

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Gdyńskie Centrum Filmowe, sala Goplana

2024-05-19

20:00

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Journalist Shiori Itō turns the camera on herself in a breathtakingly courageous investigation of her own sexual assault, which resulted in a landmark case for the Me Too movement in Japan. From courtrooms to video diary entries, the film follows Itō’s 2017 court battle in real time, which is made all the more gripping by its palpable mix of journalistic acumen and harrowing trauma.

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projection time:

99 min.
country/year:

Japan, USA, UK /2024
director:

Shiori Ito
pictures:

Hanna Aqvilin, Yuta Okamura, Shiori Ito
editor:

Ema Ryan Yamazaki
production:

Eric Nyari, Hanna Aqvilin, Shiori Ito / Hanasi Films, Cineric Creative, Star Sands
festivals and awards:

2024 – Sundance FF, 2024 – CPH:DOX Copenhagen: Human Rights Award

sections:

Japan Story
competitions:

Amnesty International Poland Award Warsaw Documentary Award
tags:

Far East activism journalism feminism judiciary freedom of speech