As a companion piece to 'Japan', this subtle and insightful video essay by experimental documentarist Shelly Silver delicately explores the rituals and conformities of Japanese family and society, highlighting the competing demands of tradition, consumerism and personal freedom as manifested in the lives of contemporary young women in Japan.


Skilfully mixing intimate and absorbing interview footage with impressionistic glimpses of a side of the country we very rarely see, Silver presents a remarkable portrait of a culture seemingly about to experience seismic social change.


Programme 60 mins approx, includes:
37 STORIES ABOUT LEAVING HOME Shelly Silver USA

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As a companion piece to 'Japan', this subtle and insightful video essay by experimental documentarist Shelly Silver delicately explores the rituals and conformities of Japanese family and society, highlighting the competing demands of tradition, consumerism and personal freedom as manifested in the lives of contemporary young women in Japan.


Skilfully mixing intimate and absorbing interview footage with impressionistic glimpses of a side of the country we very rarely see, Silver presents a remarkable portrait of a culture seemingly about to experience seismic social change.


Programme 60 mins approx, includes:
37 STORIES ABOUT LEAVING HOME Shelly Silver USA