The Day the Sun Fell

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Nov. 23 (Mon.) 11:00

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Details

While tracing the story of her deceased grandfather, who worked as a young doctor at the Hiroshima Red Cross Hospital after the detonation of the atomic bomb, filmmaker Aya Domenig meets a former doctor and a nurse who lived a similar experience. Throughout his life, her grandfather never spoke about what he has went through, but talking to her protagonists brings her closer to him. When the nuclear disaster occurs in Fukushima on March 11, 2011, her quest takes a new turn.

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Directed by Aya Domenig Cinematography: Mrinal Desai Editing: Tania Stöcklin Sound: Makoto Takaoka Sound mixing: Marcel Vaid

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Produced by ican films
Year of production: 2015
Running time: 78’
Country: Switzerland, Finland
Language : Japanese, German
German/French and English Version

Director

Aya Domenig was born in Japan in 1972 and grew up in Switzerland. From 1992 until 2000 she studied Social Anthropology, Film Studies and Japanology at the University of Zurich, specializing in Visual Anthropology. From 2001 to 2005 she studied Film Directing at the Zurich University of the Arts (ZHdK). Her graduation film Haru Ichiban (Spring Storm) was screened at various international Filmfestivals such as Locarno and Clermont-Ferrand and was awarded the Prix Cinécinéma at the Premiers Plans Film Festival in Angers. THE DAY THE SUN FELL premiered at the 68th edition of the Locarno International Filmfestival (Critics Week).