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OPEN YOUR EYES
Japanese
United Kingdom Premiere

目をあけて

OPEN YOUR EYES

Short Film
OPEN YOUR EYES
Genres: IMFW - Immersive or Interactive Film, CBFF - SHORT DOCUMENTARY
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Tokyo 2020 was bid as a “reconstruction” olympic after The Great East Japan Earthquake and Nuclear Disaster. And in 2021, during the COVID-19 pandemic, it was enforced.
This film opens with a scene in front of the Tokyo Olympic Stadium on the day of the opening ceremony.
Despite the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, no spectators were allowed at the ceremony. Instead, crowds of onlookers gathered outside the stadium. Meanwhile, in Futaba Town, Fukushima, residents had evacuated due to the nuclear disaster, leaving rows of homes deserted for years—this is the reality.


At that moment, a group of dedicated citizens used a VR live stream to connect Tokyo and nuclear disaster-affected areas.
There is a disconnection between the Tokyo metropolitan area, which has been consuming electricity from nuclear power plants that have melted down, and areas that have suffered major damage from the nuclear disaster. This disconnection reached its peak at the Tokyo 2020.
So, ordinary citizens with hope link Tokyo and contaminated areas as “True Torchbearers”.
Is it possible to engage in dialogue to unite forces between them?
Open your eyes and take a look.

東京2020オリンピックは、東日本大震災と原発事故からの「復興」オリンピックとして招致されました。そして2021年、コロナ禍の中で開催されました。
本作は、開会式当日の東京オリンピックスタジアム前のシーンから始まります。
新型コロナウイルス感染拡大のためセレモニーは無観客で行われましたが、スタジアムの外には多くの見物客が集まっていました。一方、福島県双葉町では原発事故により住民が避難し、何年も空き家が並ぶ現実があります。

その時、市民有志がVRライブ配信を通じて東京と原発被災地をつなぎました。
原発事故で甚大な被害を受けた地域と、事故を起こした原発の電力を消費し続けてきた東京圏との間には断絶があります。その断絶は東京2020で頂点に達しました。

だからこそ、希望を持った普通の市民が「真の聖火ランナー」となって東京と被災地を結びます。
彼らの間で対話して力を合わせることはできるのでしょうか?
どうか、目を開いて見てください。
Studio: Independent
Producers: YUICHII WATANABE
From: JP
Produced In: JP
Directors: YUICHI WATANABE
Writers: YUICHI WATANABE
Lead Actors: Yoshio SatomiNaomi OgawaMasaaki Goi
Key Crew: Atsushi Kadowaki (Music Director)
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