The Making of “Voices in the Wind” Viewing and Teach-in

Screening Schedule

Nov. 22 (Sun.) 18:00 at hall No.2

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Details

In this workshop, I share a video documenting the making of “Voices in the Wind.” I talk about the process I used to integrate improvised dialogue on location in collaboration with the actors for unscripted scenes. “Voices in the Wind: Filming Haru’s Journey” (43 min)

 

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Director

Nobuhiro Suwa
Professor Nobuhiro Suwa (Film Director), Graduate School of Film and New Media, Tokyo University of Arts Professor Suwa is an accomplished film director born in Hiroshima in 1960. He started his career directing TV documentaries before making the transition to feature-length films in 1997 with “2/Duo.” The unscripted approach to dialogue in this film led to it being selected for the NETPAC (Network for the Promotion of Asian Cinema) Award at the International Film Festival Rotterdam. In 1999, Professor Suwa won the prestigious FIPRESCI Prize at the Cannes Film Festival for his feature film “M/Other.” Other notable films he has directed include “H story,” “Paris Je T’aime” (omnibus), “Un Couple Parfait,” which was selected for the Special Prize by the Locarno International Film Festival jury, and “Yuki & Nina.” In 2017, he directed “Le Lion est Mort ce Soir” [The Lion Sleeps Tonight], which starred Jean-Pierre Léaud. In 2020, his film “Voices in the Wind” was selected for Special Mention at the 70th Berlin International Film Festival in the category Grand Prix of Generation 14Plus International Jury for Best Film. Professor Suwa is an active member of the “Save the Cinema” movement, which supports small-scale cinemas in wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.