Filmmakers: Mark Olexa and Francesca Scalisi
Country: Switzerland, France
Runtime: 61′
Year: 2016
Five years after the Fukushima nuclear disaster, a Japanese farmer ekes out a solitary existence within the radiation red zone.
Here, the blowing wind is the soundtrack to Naoto’s lonely days, spent cultivating his land and feeding his cattle. Naoto fights to build a new life in this post-apocalyptic landscape, fearlessly facing the silent danger of radioactivity.
He is a guardian of the past and the symbol of humanity’s need for a change.
Production: Mark Olexa, Francesca Scalisi – DOK MOBILE, Christian Lelong – Cinédoc Films
Executive Producer: Mark Olexa, Francesca Scalisi
Cinematography: Jakob Stark
Editing: Marzia Mete, Francesca Scalisi
Location Sound Mix: Graciela Barrault
Sound Editing: Sylvain Girardeau
Rerecording Sound Mix: Sylvain Girardeau
Visions du Réel – 2016
Hot Docs -2016
San Francisco International Film Festival – 2017