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Slaying Holofernes
Preview Video
©Kurumi Hakamata
Synopsis
Rome, 1612. Nineteen-year-old Artemisia, an aspiring painter, must testify in court about the sexual assault she suffered. The notary conducting the inquiry doubts her, questioning why she didn't come forward sooner. In an era when it was difficult for women to pursue a profession, losing the case would mean losing her dream of becoming a painter as well. She had no choice but to fight for the truth, whatever it took. How did she overcome this crisis to become a painter in her own right?
This film retells, through richly rendered imagery, the early struggles of a young Artemisia Gentileschi, who would later become the greatest woman painter of the Baroque era.
Content Advisory: This film contains depictions of sexual violence and its aftermath, as well as works of art featuring violent imagery. Please be aware of this content before attending the screening.
Director
Kurumi Hakamata
Kurumi Hakamata
Born in Shizuoka Prefecture in 1992. Graduated from the Department of Cinema, College of Art, Nihon University.
She independently creates science fiction animations exploring themes of gender and human rights.
Her notable works include A Banal Man (2018), Time Machine (2019), and Jodie (2021). Her past works are available for streaming on Amazon Prime Video, U-NEXT, and Gene Theater.
Talk Event Interviewer：Ryota Fujitsu（Animation critic）
Talk Event Interviewer：Ryota Fujitsu（Animation critic）
Born in 1968 in Shizuoka prefecture. Originally a newspaper reporterand weekly magazine editor, Fujitsu started writing about animation in 2000. Fujitsu’s works include books such as "Anime Hyoronka Sengen – Revised Edition" (Chikuma Bunko), "Anime to Senso" (Nihon Hyoronsha), “Tomino Yoshiyuki Ron” (Chikumashobo). He serves as lecturer at Tokyo Polytechnic University.
Photo by Kaede Nakazato
- Staff
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- Historical Consultant: Makiko Kawai, Tomoko Araki, Rika Ito, Itsuki Yamamoto
- Music: Yosuke Sugiyama
- Actors: Miyuu Teshima, Toshiki. Nishimura, Saki Furusato, Tomomi Amamiya, Keiji Ono, Kiyoshi Katsunuma, Naoki Kimiya, Akinari Satou, Midori Shirafuji, Maki Takeda, Yoshinori Higashino, Eimi Fujiwara, Shimon Hoshihira
- English Subtitle Consultant: Jesse Terzian
- Runtime
- 40min
Special Program
Featuring director Kurumi Hakamata as a guest, this talk event will explore the background of her works and behind-the-scenes stories from their production.