Jazzbrain: Japan: A Story of Love and Hate. Naoki speaks — Thanks for sharing this.I put a Tweet (Twitter.com)out about the docc. via my spouses username on Twitter. I did it 2x..Loved your docc. .It was on my mind when I woke up this morning. Funny how that happens. Lorraine Craig [url]

Clarity7: Red shoes — I'm going to try Rebecca Frankels recipe and see if my film looks like Sean's. I suspect not. Many years ago - did a degree in documentary production. I've forgotten all the rules now but I know what makes a good documentary film. It's to do with engagement - a kind of a partnership where subjects discover power that they forgot they had. A bit like Dorothy in the Wizard of Oz

: Japan: A Story of Love and Hate. Naoki speaks — Sheffield International Documentary Festival (SIDF) Favourite moments? I loved Sheffield which I visited last weekend for the first time with Sean and the film he made about me called JAPAN A STORY OF LOVE AND HATE. I found the people very friendly. Sheffield reminded me of my town called Yamagata where the film is set. But Yamagata is a little smaller. best memory? I met 2 Japanese people at…

Clarity7: Japan: A Story of Love and Hate — Hi Sean I enjoyed the new film very much. I thought the opening sequence was classic - your frustrations laid bare! Read some of your blogs too - Japan eh? I find festival audiences a bit annoying - lots of media students maybe. The question about your intervention bugged me a lot - as if we don't change things! I'm sorry i missed the party on Friday - damn - next time I hope! My request is that…

: Japan: A Story of Love and Hate — I will be off to the Sheffield International Documentary Festival on thursday to take part in some discussions and for the world premiere of my new film ‘Japan: A Story of Love and Hate’. If you are going then please get yourself to Showroom 3, Friday November 7, 6:30pm. we can have a party. If you cannot make friday then we are also on on Saturday, same place, at 12:15pm when i will also be…