Look Again. Jan 19 – 29, 2012 Park City, Utah


All Films Shorts Competition


THE TSUNAMI AND THE CHERRY BLOSSOM

DIRECTOR Lucy Walker U.S.A., 2011, 39 min, color,
Japanese with English subtitles

Program Category: Shorts Competition Event: All Films

Screens with: Documentary Spotlight programme

 

Survivors in the hardest-hit areas of Japan's recent tsunami find the courage to revive and rebuild as cherry blossom season begins in this stunning visual haiku about the ephemeral nature of life and the healing power of Japan's most beloved flower.

Charleen Manca
cmanca@sdintegrated.com
6374 Arizona Circle
Los Angeles, CA 90045
United States
The Tsunami and the Cherry Blossom
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Prior to The Tsunami and the Cherry Blossom, Lucy Walker directed four feature documentaries: Devil’s Playground, which premiered at the 2002 Festival and was nominated for an Independent Spirit Award; Blindsight, which premiered at Toronto in 2006; and Waste Land and Countdown to Zero, both of which premiered at the 2010 Sundance Film Festival. Waste Land won the Audience Award at the Festival and was nominated for an Academy Award, and Walker has also been nominated for five Emmys and a number of other honors. Walker grew up in London and graduated from Oxford University before winning a Fulbright Scholarship to attend NYU.


Screenings

Time Date Event Code Venue City Availability
6:00 pm1/20/2012DOCSP20BEBroadway Centre Cinema 6Salt Lake CityWaitlist Only
Noon1/22/2012DOCSP22YDYarrow Hotel TheatrePark CityAvailable
3:00 pm1/25/2012DOCSP25TATemple TheatrePark CityWaitlist Only
6:30 pm1/28/2012DOCSP28RERedstone Cinema 8Park CityWaitlist Only

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