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Antonio Saillant Interview with Director Megumi Sasaki, A Whale of a Tale. Taiji became the go-to destination and battleground for activists from around the world. FINE LINE MEDIA PRESENTS A WHALE OF A TALE In 2010, Taiji, a sleepy fishing town in Japan, suddenly found itself in the worldwide media spotlight. THE COVE, a documentary denouncing the town’s longstanding whale and dolphin hunting traditions, won an Academy Award and almost overnight, Taiji became the go-to destination and battleground for activists from around the world. Can a proud 400-year-old whaling tradition survive a tsunami of modern animal-rights activism and colliding forces of globalism vs. localism? A WHALE OF A TALE - OPENED THEATRICALLY IN NEW YORK AUG 17, 2018 WITH LA, SF AND NATIONAL RELEASE. For more information: https://awhaleofatalefilm.com Information used in this interview was staged with the permission of EMMA GRIFFITHS PR. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/celebrity-spotlight-radio/support
In 2009, a documentary pointed the globe's attention to Taiji, a tiny town in coastal Japan where dolphin and whale hunting forms a major part of the fishing industry. The Cove went on to win an Oscar and inspire a new generation of anti-whaling activism. But what if the story around Japan's whaling culture isn't so black and white? Nearly a decade later, filmmaker Megumi Sasaki returned to Japan to explore the country's historical and cultural relationship with whaling and to document the effects The Cove has had on Taiji and its people. Guests: Megumi Sasaki. Host: Colin Ellis, Producer: Chantal Braganza, Technical Producer: Matthew O'Mara, Production Coordinator: Jonathan Halliwell, Nikki Ashworth, Podcast Manager: Hannah Sung. Credit: Courtesy of Fine Line Media
Tune in to a special edition of APEX Express this week, featuring a film from the San Francisco Green Film Festival, a film on whaling, and spotlighting the upcoming Solidarity to Solutions Week happening September 8 to 14. We interview Soumyaa Kapil Behrens about her new film Nail House and Megumi Sasaki about her film Whale of a Tale. We talk to Thuy Trang about the Asian contingent at the upcoming Solidarity to Solutions week, and the march on Sep 8! The post APEX Express – September 6, 2018: Environmental Edition appeared first on KPFA.
Jeremy Cropf sits down with Megumi Sasaki to talk about her film, A WHALE OF A TALE which explores a very controversial topic. In 2010, Taiji, a sleepy fishing town in Japan, suddenly found itself in the worldwide media spotlight. THE COVE, a documentary denouncing the town's longstanding whale and dolphin hunting traditions, won an Academy Award and almost overnight, Taiji became the go-to destination and battleground for activists from around the world. A WHALE OF A TALE reveals the complex story behind the ongoing debate.
In 2010, Taiji, a sleepy fishing town in Japan, suddenly found itself in the worldwide media spotlight. THE COVE, a documentary denouncing the town's longstanding whale and dolphin hunting traditions, won an Academy Award and almost overnight, Taiji became the go-to destination and battleground for activists from around the world. Can a proud 400-year-old whaling tradition survive a tsunami of modern animal-rights activism and colliding forces of globalism vs. localism? A WHALE OF A TALE reveals the complex story behind the ongoing debate. Told through a wide range of characters including local fishermen, international activists and an American journalist (and long time Japanese resident), this powerful documentary unearths a deep divide in eastern and western thought about nature and wildlife and cultural sensitivity in the face of global activism. In 2008, Filmmaker Megumi Sasaki directed and produced her first feature-length documentary HERB & DOROTHY, about legendary New York art collectors Herb and Dorothy Vogel. The film went on to win top honors at many international film festivals and was released theatrically nationwide and as a part of PBS’s Independent Lens series. In 2013, Megumi completed the highly anticipated follow-up HERB & DOROTHY 50X50, focusing on the next (and final) chapter in the lives of the beloved couple. Director Megumi Sasaki joins us for a frank and wide-open conversation on the why she felt that telling this story was important and critical to understanding another side of a complex issue that has implication far beyond the shores of Tajii. For news and updates go to: awhaleofatalefilm.com
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After being bombarded by information from the internet let's hear what the people of Taiji have to say. This is the new beautiful movie of Megumi Sasaki. The post Megumi Sasaki – A Whale of A Tale appeared first on Fred Film Radio.
After being bombarded by information from the internet let's hear what the people of Taiji have to say. This is the new beautiful movie of Megumi Sasaki. The post Megumi Sasaki – A Whale of A Tale appeared first on Fred Film Radio.
After being bombarded by information from the internet let's hear what the people of Taiji have to say. This is the new beautiful movie of Megumi Sasaki. The post Megumi Sasaki – A Whale of A Tale appeared first on Fred Film Radio.
After being bombarded by information from the internet let's hear what the people of Taiji have to say. This is the new beautiful movie of Megumi Sasaki. The post Megumi Sasaki – A Whale of A Tale appeared first on Fred Film Radio.
After being bombarded by information from the internet let's hear what the people of Taiji have to say. This is the new beautiful movie of Megumi Sasaki. The post Megumi Sasaki – A Whale of A Tale appeared first on Fred Film Radio.
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Almost ten years have passed since The Cove was released; the documentary about Japanese fishermen hunting dolphins and small whales became a international phenomenon. The Cove created a one-sided narrative. Japanese filmmaker Megumi Sasaki saw this disparity in narratives and decided to embark on her own documentary A Whale Of A Tale. Her film is a counter-narrative to that of The Cove. Kickstarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1960505270/a-whale-of-a-tale-a-documentary-film
On the season finale of Japan Eats, host Akiko Katayama is joined by Megumi Sasaki, a film director and producer who was born and raised in Japan, and has lived in New York City since 1988. Her latest project is the documentary A Whale of a Tale, a deep dive into how the sleepy fishing town of Taiji in southern Japan became a battleground between local whalers and international activists, following the release of a previous documentary about whale and dolphin hunting. Japan Eats is powered by Simplecast