Tokyo Festival’s Women’s Empowerment Lineup Follows Those Who ‘Fall Through the Cracks’

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Now in its third year, the section brings together films from Peru, China, Ukraine, India, Chile, Japan and the U.K. Related Stories ‘The Altruists’ Trailer: Anthony Boyle and Julia Garner Star as Sam Bankman-Fried and Caroline Ellison in Netflix Drama Series “The films depict those who fall through the cracks of an unstable political climate or social systems – those who are struck head-on by structural contradictions, and at times exposed to crises that threaten their very dignity,” Shimizu tells Variety .

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“These scenes painfully strike a chord, yet I also believe there are audiences who will find their own existence affirmed through these authentic and detailed depictions of people and events as they are.” Popular on Variety Shimizu is realistic about what a three-year-old program can achieve. Women’s standing has improved so little over the long sweep of human history that addressing structural problems in such a short window is extremely difficult, she says, adding that filmmaking is hard for anyone and harder still for women.

“And yet, it is from the fact that remarkable works by women continue to be made that we draw our courage,” Shimizu says. “Precisely because this is a thematic section, I am committed to selecting films on their own merits.

It is a small section, but I believe that the very scale of the challenges means there is still much we can do, and that there remains untapped potential here.” The team is putting real effort into events that run alongside the screenings, and plans to grow the section in the coming years by moving into areas TIFF has not explored before. “As a film festival, I believe we must more actively question our role and significance in society as an organization,” Shimizu says.

One of those events, “Her Gaze,” this year turns to women cinematographers from Japan and Taiwan. It is overseen by Kondo Kanako, the section’s event producer, who last year spotlighted women’s film festivals in East Asia and has been looking for ways to build solidarity among women filmmakers across the region.

Festivals, Kondo argues, can lift up women working in a range of positions behind the camera, and not just directors. “In Japan, technical roles in film have historically been dominated by men as a kind of exclusive profession, and one could argue that becoming a cinematographer is even harder than becoming a director,” Kondo says.

“Now that technological advances have brought more women confidently carrying lighter cameras, I felt it was important to celebrate the pioneers of Japan and Taiwan.” Kondo’s background includes assistant directing, and she still works in film prod

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