| A2-B-C (71 min) Japan |
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Director/Producer: Ian Thomas Ash
Description:
Eighteen months after the nuclear meltdown, children in Fukushima suffer from severe nosebleeds and are developing skin rashes and thyroid cysts. Citing a lack of transparency in the official medical testing of their children and the ineffectiveness of the decontamination of their homes and schools, the children's mothers take radiation monitoring into their own hands.
Biography:
Born in America, Ian Thomas Ash earned an MA in Film and Television Production at the University of Bristol, UK. His first feature documentary, The Ballad of Vicki and Jake, received the Prix du Canton Vaud prize at the 2006 Visions du ReÈl International Documentary Film Festival in Nyon, Switzerland. At the 2012 Rhode Island International Film Festival, Ian's film In the Grey Zone won the Audience Choice Award First Prize for Best Documentary, and at the same festival Ian was presented with the ìFilmmaker of the Future Award.î Ian has lived in Japan for 10 years and currently lives in Tokyo.
Contact Information:
e: info@DocumentingIan.com
w: www.a2documentary.com
