Ayukawa: The Weight of a Life
2021
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Synopsis
At once tranquil and bracing, Tu Neill and Jim Speers’ film is a portrait of a seaside town and its vanishing way of life. Though it is now slowly emptying, Ayukawa was once a thriving coastal community, its success based on a practice rooted in tradition, custom, and ceremony: whaling. Through the voices of local elders, the film conveys how that form of hunting developed into the lifeblood of the town before cultural changes, international condemnation, and strict regulation brought it to the brink of non-existence.
Key facts
First release
October 3, 2021 (Canada)
Crew
Screenplay
Jim Speers, Kentarô Yamada, Tu Neill
Producer
Jim Speers, Kentarô Yamada, Tu Neill
Cinematography
Jim Speers, Tu Neill
Editing
Jenna Bowden
Music
Finn Andrews
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Festival History
Releases & classifications
| Theatrical | Canada | October 3, 2021 |
Full credits
| Director | Jim Speers, Tu Neill |
| Screenplay | Jim Speers, Kentarô Yamada, Tu Neill |
| Producer | Jim Speers, Kentarô Yamada, Tu Neill |
| Executive producer | Adrian Grey, Kath Akuhata-Brown, Sue Thompson |
| Cinematography | Jim Speers, Tu Neill |
| Editing | Jenna Bowden |
| Music | Finn Andrews |
Identifiers & sources
| IMDb | tt15402742 |
| TMDB | 879749 |
Additional data: TMDB.
