Special Screening: Nuclear Nation

4/4/14

Filmmaker Atsushi Funahashi joins us to present his documentary Nuclear Nation, about the refugees of the 2011 Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant disaster. Presented with the Center for Japanese Studies as part of the symposium Reframing 3.11.

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Nuclear Nation
Friday, April 4 7:30pm
Atsushi Funahashi (Japan, 2012). Atsushi Funahashi and David Slater in conversation. An astute documentary about the 2011 Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant disaster and its continuing aftermath. (96 mins)
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Special Screening: Nuclear Nation

4/4/14

Director Atsushi Funahashi follows nine months in the life of refugees from the Fukushima disaster in this compelling documentary. "Employing straightforward, music-free aesthetics that express the grim realities of his story, director Funahashi captures both grief and outrage in equal measure" (Village Voice).