January 29, 2007

Sundance. White Light/Black Rain.

White Light/Black Rain "Of course we know about the atomic bombs dropped on Japan in August 1945 - perhaps the defining event of the 20th century - but this humbling, shocking film reminds us that we don't really know enough," writes Andrew O'Hehir for Salon. "No warning can really prepare you for these images of ashen corpses, maimed survivors and apocalyptic destruction, but in an age of renewed nuclear tension, there can be no question as to their relevance."

"Director Steven Okazaki (the documentaries Days of Waiting and Black Tar Heroin and the drama Living on Tokyo Time), as masterful as ever, shows both sides of the bombings with his perfectly structured and utterly engaging history documentary, White Light/Black Rain [site]," writes Steve Ramos at indieWIRE.

And indieWIRE interviews Okazaki.

Coverage of the coverage: The Park City Index.

Posted by dwhudson at January 29, 2007 1:03 PM

Comments

This was really good. But at least 10% of the audience walked out cause they couldn't bear the images.

Posted by: at January 29, 2007 1:21 PM

And it's my understanding that some incredibly powerful footage had already been edited out in fear that it would be too difficult for audiences to handle. Taro Goto, who programs for the SF International Asian-American, is one of the producers. And I just found out yesterday at the Roxie Film Center that they will be screening this shortly after IndieFEST.

Posted by: Michael Guillen at February 5, 2007 12:29 PM
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