Blog Archives
Two more screenings of ‘A2-B-C’ announced!
The steady stream of film festival confirmations continues as Ian announces two more screenings of ‘A2-B-C’. Details of the screenings at the Chagrin Documentary Film Festival (USA) and the Yamagata International Documentary Film Festival (JAPAN) can be found HERE.
BBC World Service program features interview with Ian
Ian was interviewed live today on the BBC World Service’s program “Have Your Say”. A link to the episode called “Fukushima: nuclear threat raised after leak“, available for free download and streaming, can be found HERE.
More screenings of ‘A2-B-C’ in international film festivals announced
The participation of ‘A2-B-C’ in the 2013 Global Peace Film Festival and the 2013 Newburyport Documentary Film Festival has just been announced. Details on the screening dates, time and locations can be found here.
Japan Premier plus two more screenings of ‘A2-B-C’ announced!
The Japan premier of ‘A2-B-C’, Ian’s feature documentary film about the health effects of radiation on the children living in Fukushima, has just been announced. Details of that screening can be found HERE, while information on upcoming screenings in Guam and Cincinnati can be found HERE.
DocumentingIan now on Facebook
For news and updates about upcoming screenings of Ian’s completed films as well as what he is currently working on, please visit and like the DocumentingIan Facebook page.
Ian’s latest film holds North American premier under new title
Ian’s second film about how the nuclear disaster in Fukushima is affecting the children living near the damaged nuclear power plant has recently been renamed ‘A2-B-C’. Full story HERE. The North American premier of ‘A2-B-C’ has just been announced. Details HERE.
Cultural Typhoon hosts screening of ‘A2’
A screening of ‘A2’ was held in Tokyo during this weekend’s Cultural Typhoon conference, “one of the largest events of Cultural Studies in Asia-Pacific Regions”. Following the screening, Ian, along with Toshi Fujiwara (‘No Man’s Zone’) and Atsushi Funahashi (‘Nuclear Nation’) participated in a debate with the theme “Representing Loss: the Ethics and Aesthetics of ‘Fukushima’ Related Documentary Films”. More information on the event can be found HERE.
‘A2′ preview screening and press conference held at the Foreign Correspondents’ Club of Japan
Ahead of the World Premier of Ian’s feature documentary ‘A2‘ in Germany next month, a preview screening and press conference for the film was held today at the Foreign Correspondents’ Club of Japan. For more photos and a personal description of the event, please visit Ian’s blog.
‘A2’ featured in the Visions du Réel Doc Market April 19-26
‘A2’ (70 minutes, 2013, Japan), about the increasing number of children in Fukushima found to have thyroid cysts and nodules following the nuclear meltdown, will be showcased in the 2013 Visions du Réel International Documentary Film Festival Doc Market in Nyon, Switzerland. The Doc Market, which runs during the festival from April 19-26, consists of 350 documentaries selected by the Visions du Réel programmers to be offered on demand to distributors and festival programmers. Ian’s first feature documentary ,‘The Ballad of Vicki and Jake’ (84 minutes, 2006, UK), won the Prix du Canton Vaud (best first film) at the same festival in 2006.
Ian continues to document the situation in Fukushima
Ian has just returned from a week of filming in Fukushima. His daily blogs about what he discovered during this trip can be found on his personal blog (links below). Leaving Tora behind Saying Goodbye, Starting Anew Home is Where the Danger Is Down the Rabbit Hole Round the Mulberry Bush Indoor Cats The “Snake’s Pillows” of Fukushima