SHORT DOCUMENTARIES
Nowness

Bashoiri - The arrival of the sumo wrestlers

Through an experimental approach that has a feel of a fashion film, it observes how a sumo wrestler's performance ranking relates to their rule-based presentation and its affect on public image - rather than focusing on the upkeep of their distinct physique.
Aeon

3D Nipple Tattoos for Breast Cancer Survivors

This intimate film captures Katie's very personal process of getting the tattoo done by Claire from start to finish. Recorded in Natsound, every word spoken between occurs as the tattoo takes shape in real time.
BBC

The Soy Master - Preserving a 750-year-old receipe

Yasuo Yamamoto is one of less than 1% using bamboo barrels to make authentic soy sauce in Japan, which take up to four years to produce a bottle compared to the 3-month cycle at modern factories.

Flags of the Estate

A portrait of the World Cup with timeless values of identity, diversity and friendship, teenager Ashley is caught between her Colombian roots and English upbringing, as she watches football tournaments at her London estate covered with over 300 England flags.
BBC

'Grandma's Harajuku' - a shopping street for the elderly

A 92-year-old lady is spotted at a nail salon for senior citizens over 60 at Jizo street in Tokyo. An area where the elderly shop, pamper and pray for their well being, a local monk contextualises the philosophy of the high street.
BBC

Revitalising the art murals of 'Naked Friendship'

As the number of bath houses in Japan plummet from roughly 18,000 to 3,000 in 50 years, Tanaka is the first and only female sento artist at 36 years old. Only two others have continued the tradition; one is 83, another is 73.
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