Disgusted by the eugenicist and ableist Sagamihara massacre of 2016, emerging documentarian Taku Aoyagi offers a radiant film about Mirai Farm, a social welfare center he frequented as a child in Yamanashi, a city in the shadow of Mount Fuji. Through gestures, Aoyagi introduces us to the different individuals who work at Mirai, as well as their distinct talents and personalities. In the process, he constructs an exemplary documentary about life with a disability, one that does not treat those filmed as “subjects,” but rather as friends with whom to occupy their own space, alongside those who care and encourage us to see the world with kindness.
Taku Aoyagi
Director
The World at Arm's Length
2018
David Holmes: The Boy Who Lived
2023
No Hay Espacio Para Todos
2024
Princess Alice: The Royals’ Greatest Secret
2020
What Can You Do About It?
2019
Nina is an Athlete
2024
Who Fights For You?
2021
The Current: Explore the Healing Powers of the Ocean
2014
Mind Over Matter
2017
Ava
2023
The Beast with a Thousand Faces
Maddy the Model
2020