Beyond the Cloud Yonaoshi 3.11
Keiko Courdy
2013 - 94 min - HD - Couleur - France, Japon

A film about the consequences of the Fukushima nuclear accident in Japan.
Overwhelmed by the events of 11 March 2011, the French director Keiko Courdy left immediately for Japan, where she would spend more than a year talking to its people. On arrival, she hired a car, travelling far and wide to meet the residents of the stricken areas; mothers, children, farmers… Many people are still living in areas with high radioactive contamination. In order to try to understand, she also interviewed many public figures active in Japanese society since the triple disaster; artists, writers, a monk who is part of the Reconstruction Commission, investigative journalists, the erstwhile prime minister at the time of the accident… Their compelling testimonies highlight the contradictions and movements in a society that is recovering from massive trauma. We all have much to learn from what is happening. Many people dream of a "Yonaoshi", a « renewal », but is it possible? Can we change our behavior, and begin anew with a more healthy approach in our relationship to the world, the environment? Contrary to appearances and the impotence felt by many, the change is profound. Throughout Japan, individual people are taking a stance against the prevailing inertia.