Yurei (Ghosts)

(Yūrei (fantasmas))
Sumie García | Documentary

2024 | 83 minutes | Mexico

The history of Japanese Mexicans and the impact of historical silence on their descendants, portrayed in testimonies, landscapes, and choreography.

Synopsis

The little-known history of Japanese Mexicans, and the enduring impact of historical silence on their descendants, is portrayed through testimonies, landscapes, and choreography, questioning the formation and theatricality of individual and collective identity. When all that is left of history are vague memories, how do invisible wounds heal? Yūrei travels to different parts of Mexico, moving toward an intimate and sensory exploration of memory.

Reviews

“Traces with poetic delicacy but also with historical rigor, a fascinating bundle of “nikkei” stories.” — Ernesto Diezmartínez, Letras Libres

“Sumie García Hirata's proposal has the rare quality of being formally rigorous, making experimental formal decisions and, despite this, communicating with a wide audience.” — Sergio Huidobro, La Tempestad

Yūrei suggests that the exercise of memory does not overcome or replace nostalgia. The haunting is stronger because ghosts are an inheritance.”— Alonso Díaz de la Vega, Gatopardo

“The exceptional execution of this audiovisual exercise allows the director to reformulate the foundations of her own identity as a descendant of migrants, while giving voice to other members of the community, removing them from anonymity. (…) Yūrei manages to move from a traditional documentary format to an intimate and sensorial exploration, which is why this exercise is not to be missed.”—Lily Droeven, Letras Libres

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Festivals

Morelia International Film Festival; Rencontres du Cinéma Latino-Américain Bordeaux; FICUNAM - TV UNAM Award Winner; Asian American International Film Festival; Special Mention José Rovirosa Award UNAM

DIRECTOR: Sumie García

NATIONALITY: Mexico

YEAR: 2024

GENRE: Documentary

LANGUAGE: Spanish; Japanese; Other languages

COLOR / B&W: Color

GRADE LEVEL: High School, College, Adult

SUBTITLE/CC: AVAILABLE

AUDIO DESCRIPTION: NOT AVAILABLE

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