Two-day programme of screenings by contemporary Japanese women directors, live Q&As with the directors and a practical filmmaking workshop.
Reframing the Lens: spotlight on contemporary Japanese Women Filmmakers runs across two days at Showroom Cinema on 5 and 6 November, with the whole thing hosted by the University of Sheffield's School of Languages, Arts and Societies as part of its FilmFree strand. The programme, titled Hidden Voices: Women Behind the Camera, is funded by The Leverhulme Trust, The Great British Sasakawa Foundation and the University of Sheffield.
Thursday 5 November kicks off at 14:00 with an opening presentation by Prof. Kate Taylor-Jones, followed by screenings of Bird Woman, Dear Dolls (dir. Tokyo Ōhara) and Jomon (dir. Fumie Nishikawa). After the films, Tokyo Ōhara and Fumie Nishikawa stay on for a live Q&A, so you can hear from them in person. Friday 6 November runs from 13:00 to 18:00, starting with a screening of We Are No Longer Friends (dir. Ayako Imamura) and moving into a practical filmmaking workshop.
That workshop is where the event gets hands-on. Visiting filmmakers lead a small group of up to 15 participants, working through care-based methodologies, documentary interview techniques and the documentation of women's labour and lived experience across Asian screen industries. Between the screenings, the Q&A and the workshop, there's also a networking event, so it's as much about meeting the people involved as it is about watching the films.
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It's free to attend, and the whole thing takes place at Showroom Cinema on Paternoster Row in the city centre, S1 2BX. Thursday starts at 14:00; Friday runs from 13:00 to 18:00.
