10th(2008)
Talking about Amy
MURAKAMI Yorico
- Japan
- 2006
- 9min
- Beta
- color
- Documentary
SYNOPSIS
Day-to-day life in this world is a journey full of curiosities for performance artist and cartoonist, Amy. Nothing is natural for her. She cannot understand why a woman has to marry a man, a boy carries a blue bag and a girl a pink one, and even before choosing their own gender people are given a gendered name like Jane or John. Amy’s story challenges all of the prejudices constructed by gendering. (Jay SOHN)
PROGRAM NOTE
Day-to-day life in this world is a journey full of curiosities for performance artist and cartoonist, Amy. Nothing is natural for her. She cannot understand why a woman has to marry a man, a boy carries a blue bag and a girl a pink one, and even before choosing their own gender people are given a gendered name like Jane or John. Amy’s story challenges all of the prejudices constructed by gendering. (Jay SOHN)
Director
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MURAKAMI YoricoMURAKAMI Yorico
She majored Craft Arts in Tokyo National University of Fine Arts. Worked for an advertising company, Dentsu Tec Inc. Tokyo as a graphic designer for seven years, Yorico moved into Los Angeles California and enrolled USC Cinema-TV Division of Animation and Digital Arts as a graduate. Her animated film Elevator (2002) and Heart on Fire (2005) have been exhibited in several international film festivals.
Credit
- ProducerMURAKAMI Yorico
- Cast UENO Eriko, TAKASHIMA Rica
- Screenwriter MURAKAMI Yorico
- Cinematography MURAKAMI Yorico
- Art director MURAKAMI Yorico
- Editor MURAKAMI Yorico
- Music CHENG Sandra
- Sound MURAKAMI Yorico
