Spirits closing their eyes
Director Nina Fischer
Countries Germany, Japan
Duration 72 min
Synopsis
A film on life in Japan after March 11, 2011. Yet, we are not focussing on the visible damages caused by the earthquake and tsunami, nor on the reconstruction and cheer-up activities following the disaster. Rather, we are interested in non-descript and invisible changes with a particular focus on the current physical and psychological state of emergency which oscillates between actual threat and subtle changes in everyday habits. What changed in their personal lives? What is the disaster’s impact on each individual and on society as a whole? Is there an immediate danger? Or is there just a a diffuse feeling of uncertainty? What consequences are drawn? How do people in Japan see their future?
A film on life in Japan after March 11, 2011. Yet, we are not focussing on the visible damages caused by the earthquake and tsunami, nor on the reconstruction and cheer-up activities following the disaster. Rather, we are interested in non-descript and invisible changes with a particular focus on the current physical and psychological state of emergency which oscillates between actual threat and subtle changes in everyday habits. What changed in their personal lives? What is the disaster’s impact on each individual and on society as a whole? Is there an immediate danger? Or is there just a a diffuse feeling of uncertainty? What consequences are drawn? How do people in Japan see their future?