8:15

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Nov 23 (Mon.) 11:00 at NTT CRED Hall 1

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©️8:15 Documentary LLC

＜Story＞
Akiko Mikamo is a child of Hiroshima. Weaving audio and video recordings from interviews she conducted with her father Shinji Mikamo, archival images of the aftermath of the first use of atomic weapons against humanity, as well as re-enactments spoken in Hiroshima dialect, this film is woven together in an innovative documentary format to give you a rare first person account of the bombing of Hiroshima. This is a remarkable true story about the resiliency of the human spirit, compassion and forgiveness.
A teenage boy, Shinji Mikamo, was on top of his house roof at 1,200m (3/4 of a mile) from the epicenter at 8:15am on August 6, 2020, when the first atomic bomb exploded over Hiroshima. Severely burned and radiated, he was pushed forward by his father despite excruciating pain, looking for a rescue that didn’t exist. This was only the beginning of his agonizing journey… A true story of unbelievable survival, forgiveness, and love, inspiring the world for resiliency and world peace.

＜Staff＞
Cast: Sotaro Tanaka, Jonathan Tanigaki, Eddy Toru Ohno, Akiko Mikamo, Shinji Mikamo, etc.
Director: J.R. Heffelfinger
Script: Akiko Mikamo, Nini Le Huynh, J.R. Heffelfinger
Producer: Nini Le Huynh, Akiko Mikamo (Executive Producer)
Music: Toshio Hosokawa

＜Info＞
Year of production:2020年
Running time:50'
Country:USA

Director

J.R. Heffelfinger
J.R. heffelfinger is an award-winning director and producer and the founder of the creative agency Runaway Horses. His mission as an artist is to unveil hidden truths about the human condition, give voice to the voiceless and make the invisible, visible. His clients include HBO, Facebook, Disney and Avenues The World School. J.R.'s debut feature film "Niji no Shita ni" [Under the Rainbow] had its world premiere at the 28th Mill Valley Film Festival and said to have been "touched by the spirits of Kurosawa and Imamura, filled unexpected wonders and gentle humor and radiating with the resilient glow of life."