A2-B-C
A2-B-C
Ian Thomas Ash
Japan/70min./2013
Eighteen months after the nuclear meltdown, children in Fukushima are suffering from severe nose bleeds and are developing skin rashes and thyroid cysts. Citing a lack of transparency in the official medical testing of their children and the ineffectiveness of the decontamination of their homes and schools, the children’s mothers take radiation monitoring into their own hands.
| Title in English | A2-B-C |
|---|---|
| Title in Original Language | A2-B-C |
| Director(s) | Ian Thomas Ash |
| Director's Bio/Filmography | Born in America. Ian Thomas Ash earned an MA in Film and Television Production at the University of Bristol, UK, in 2004. His first feature documentary, “the ballad of vicki and jake”, received the Prix du Canton Vaud prize at the 2006 Visions du Reél International Documentary Film Festival in Nyon, Switzerland. At the 2012 Rhode Island International Film Festival, Ian’s film “In the Grey Zone” won the Audience Choice Award First Prize for Best Documentary, and at the same festival Ian was presented with the “Filmmaker of the Future Award”. Ian has lived in Japan for 10 years and currently lives in Tokyo. |
| Year of Completion | 2013 |
| Nationality of the Film | Japan |
| Running Time | 70 min. |
| Aspect Ratio | Video: 16：9 |
| Color | Color |
| Screening Format | BDDVD |
| Shooting Locations | Minamisoma City, Fukushima City and Date City (Fukushima) |
| Shooting Dates/Periods | September 2012 - January 2013 |
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| Language of Commentary and Dialogue | Japanese, |
| Subtitles | English, |
| Date of First Public Screening | 2013/6/ |
| Place of First Public Screening (Country) | Nippon Connection FF (Germany) |
| Date of First Public Screening in Japan | 2013/6/ |
| Previous Screenings at Other Film Festivals and Events | [2013] Nippon Connection FF (USA) Rhode Island Int. FF (USA) Cincinnati FF (USA) Guam Int FF (GUAM, USA) PIA FF (JAPAN) Global Peace FF (USA) Newburyport Doc. FF (USA) Camera Japan (HOLLAND) Raindance (UK) Chagrin Int. Doc. FF (USA) Taiwan Int. Ethno. FF (TAIWAN) Yamagata Int. Doc. FF (JAPAN) United Nations Assoc. FF (USA) Document 11 (UK) STEPS Rights FF (Ukraine) Five Flavours (Poland) Hiroshima Peace FF (Japan) Raindance Berlin (Germany) GCAA FF (Taiwan) [2014] CMS VATAVARAN Int. Env. & Wildlife FF (INDIA) Thin Line FF (USA) Environmental FF in the Nation's Capital (USA) Global Visions (Canada) Uranium FF (Brazil) Gdańsk DOCFilm (Poland) Greenpoint FF(USA) |
| Staff Credits |
Photography: Ian Thomas Ash Editing: Ian Thomas Ash, Ed Ison |
| Producer | Ian Thomas Ash, Colin O'Neill |
| Distributor / Distribution Company | At Entertainment (Japan) |
| Official Website for the Film | http://www.a2-b-c.com/ |
| Other Online Access to the film | （日本語）http://www.a2-b-c.com/index.html （英語）http://www.a2documentary.com/ www.at-e.co.jp |
| Screenings at the Past YIDFF Programs and Events | YIDFF 2013 |
