Journalist Shiori Itō, the first Japanese documentary filmmaker to be nominated for an Academy Award, will appear in person at Oden Auditorium on Oct. 17 for a screening and discussion of her widely-acclaimed and Oscar-nominated documentary memoir "Black Box Diaries" (2024).
The film chronicles Itō’s ongoing investigation and quest for justice following the sexual violence she endured as a young journalist at the hands of a senior figure in Japanese media. Her unwavering resolve to stand up to Japan's patriarchal judicial, political and media systems has made her case a landmark in the legal and cultural recognition of gender-based violence in Japan. Even so, her film has yet to be released there.
Following the screening, Itō will be interviewed by Lin Li, James P. Storer Assistant Professor of Asian History in the Asian and Middle East Studies, and there will be a Q&A session.
The event is sponsored by Asian and Middle East Studies, Dance, Drama and Film, Gender and Sexuality Studies and History.
Event Schedule
- Greetings and Introduction: 3 - 3:10 p.m.
- Screening: 3:10 - 5 p.m.
- Break: 5 - 5:10 p.m.
- Conversation with Shiori Itō: 5:10 - 6 p.m.