Filmstill "Black Box Diaries"
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Berlin Premiere

Black Box Diaries

Shiori Ito / Japan, United States / 2024 / 102 min

Journalist Shiori Ito always dreamed of telling other people’s stories through her work. But now she is telling her own: a story of trauma and abuse of power. Ito was raped by an influential older colleague and media-maker, and spent years fighting to get justice for herself, but also for another system. In her documentary, the Japanese film-maker impressively shows what it means when the justice system fails—and poses critical questions to a patriarchal society.

Tickets

Cinema
Oct 17
5.30 PM
Kant Kino
OmeU
Cinema
Oct 19
7.00 PM
Sputnik Kino
OmeU

Credits

Year 2024
Production Countries Japan, United States
Runtime 102 min
FSK Not rated
Languages English, Japanese
Premiere Status Berlin Premiere
Director Shiori Ito
Producer Eric Nyari
Executive Producers Mitsunobu Kawamura, Robina Riccitiello, Josh Peters
Co-Producers Takashi Shinomiya, Ryo Yukizane, Ryo Nagai
Cinematography Yuta Okamura, Hanna Aqvillin, Shiori Ito
Editing Ema Ryan Yamazaki
Sounddesign Andrew Tracy

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