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Tsunami and the Cherry Blossom
Lucy Walker’s “Tsunami and the Cherry Blossom,” goes to the epicenter of the natural disaster that struck Japan in 2011. The Academy-award nominated documentary filmmaker shoots during Cherry Blossom season, a powerful cultural image in Japan that speaks to rebirth and renewal.
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Despite the somber mood after the tsunami, people in Japan celebrated the annual return of the cherry blossoms.
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Walker says a single blossom tells a story of life and death and how to live with tragedy.