In the Beginning, Woman Was the Sun (2022)
Borrowing its title from the memoir of early Japanese suffragette Hiratsuka Raichō, In the Beginning, Woman Was the Sun plunges deep into an oceanic vortex of saturated color and fleeting archival images, conjuring moments from the history of Japanese women’s movements in a headlong montage of bodies in protest, pulsating into abstraction.
Director: Sylvia Schedelbauer
Runtime: 18 min
Release Date: August 29, 2022
Music: Okkyung Lee
Country: Japan
Language: 日本語
Original Language: ja
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is In the Beginning, Woman Was the Sun about?
- Borrowing its title from the memoir of early Japanese suffragette Hiratsuka Raichō, In the Beginning, Woman Was the Sun plunges deep into an oceanic vortex of saturated color and fleeting archival images, conjuring moments from the history of Japanese women’s movements in a headlong montage of bodies in protest, pulsating into abstraction.
- Who directed In the Beginning, Woman Was the Sun?
- In the Beginning, Woman Was the Sun was directed by Sylvia Schedelbauer.
- How long is In the Beginning, Woman Was the Sun?
- In the Beginning, Woman Was the Sun has a runtime of 18m (18 minutes).
- Where was In the Beginning, Woman Was the Sun produced?
- In the Beginning, Woman Was the Sun was produced in Japan.