National Geographic gives new press to the Schumann film
Posted: Fri Jan 20, 2017 10:12 pm
There was a previous thread by Lemminkainen in 2014 about this video, but I'm starting a new one because National Geographic picked it up for their Short Film Showcase, and did a very nice job presenting it, so I thought it was worth revisiting Nagoro, the valley of the dolls in Japan:
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Source: http://video.nationalgeographic.com/vid ... erted-townNational Geographic wrote:Dolls Replace People in This Deserted Town
Welcome to Nagoro, Japan. Human population: 37. Doll population: 350. Ayano Tsukimi lives in this small village on Shikoku, one of Japan's four main islands. When villagers die or move away from Nagoro, Tsukimi makes a life-size doll and places it in a spot that was meaningful to that person. Now the doll-scattered town has started attracting tourists. Journey through Nagoro in this short film by filmmaker Fritz Schumann.
The Short Film Showcase spotlights exceptional short videos created by filmmakers from around the web and selected by National Geographic editors. We look for work that affirms National Geographic's mission of inspiring people to care about the planet. The filmmakers created the content presented, and the opinions expressed are their own, not those of the National Geographic Society.