28th Ji.hlava International Documentary Film Festival

24. 10.–2. 11. 2025
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Chi Jang Yin / United States, Japan / 2023 / World Premiere / 14 min.


synopsis

The unique testimony of a physician who, thanks to a series of coincidences, survived the dropping of the atomic bomb on Hiroshima, brings to life the horror of such an act of mass destruction, even after more than 70 years. The mechanics of the forces that could no longer be stopped once they were set in motion are revealed in a cinematic essay that deconstructs petrified historical interpretation.

“The poignant and thought-provoking evidence of the secret war tactics reveals the human value during times of war in conflicts.”

Source: Chi Jang Yin's website

biography

Chi Jang Yin (1973) is an American filmmaker, photographer, curator and educator. She focuses primarily on experimental filmmaking, exploring themes of uprooting, alienation and narrative memory. The audience in Jihlava has already seen her short film Lighthouse (2009).

more about film

director: Chi Jang Yin
producer: Chi Jang Yin

contact

Chi Jang Yin
chijangyin@gmail.com

Film at festival

premiere type:World Premiere
festival edition:2023
section:Ji.hlava Online, Short Joy
language:English, Japanese
subtitles:English
colour:Colour

Info

director:Chi Jang Yin
original title:I WAS THERE
country:United States, Japan
year:2023
running time:14 min.

Festival partners

Ministerstvo kultury
Fond kinematografie
Město Jihlava
Kraj Vysočina
Creative Europe Media
GEMO
Česká televize
Český rozhlas
Aktuálně.cz
Respekt
Dafilms

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