Filmed in Oxford, United Kingdom.nnHaving been granted exclusive access and permission to film a panel talk and Q & A on this day, in the la...
Filmed in Oxford, United Kingdom.nnHaving been granted exclusive access and permission to film a panel talk and Q & A on this day, in the latter part of 2014, I not only had the chance to hear from these truly remarkable ladies, who have been activists for many years, but also conduct an interview with the panel afterwards. All this in the grandiose setting of the inside and grounds of the Oxford's renowned Mansfield College. nnTechnical aspects to note:nnThe sound was difficult to amend (although I did change a lot of the audio, where I could) and this was due, in the most part to the air-conditioning which was switched on some of the time. Who would I have been to intervene at the panel talk and deprive such honest, sweet women of such refreshment of air? There are enough stifling elements in the world. nnThis interview includes much of these women conversing in Japanese. nnThis is deliberate, as not only do I feel that English should not 'always' be the only language heard but also I thought and felt it only fair to let Japanese people hear them discussing in detail before they answer in English. nnAfter all, the Asian 'comfort women' issue stems from Japan, and not simply from Japanese men but - and more importantly - Japanese women, victims and those with a heart and passion for human rights.nnINTERVIEWER:nnJason VerneynnnnNote: This is a special version of the interview featured in n'Comfort Women' and Sadly More Items... or More Sad Items.nnThe 3 segments of that - Panel Talk; Q & A; Interview - cover not only sexual slavery and 'comfort women' but there is talk of human rights in general, trafficking, U.S. navy bases (e.g. Jeju Island; Okinawa) and the problems in countries across the globe.nnnnIn light of the December 2015 decision by South Korea and Japan to 'come to an agreement' - without consulting victims or indeed most people outside of the governments - and 'forget' women who suffered as sex slaves in the Second World War... and then my collaboration with a good friend, bringing such a shameful agreement to further masses in February 2016 (by way of doing so right in front of U.N. General Secretary, BAN Ki-Moon [original YouTube video here: https://youtu.be/MPhurcpGnEw]...), I felt it necessary and apt to finish editing this video and make available to anyone interested, and therefore, surely anyone with a heart. nnThere, perhaps, hasn't been a more timely, desperate or more important time in all the history of 'comfort women' than right now.nnCHAIRPERSON:nnDr. Colette Balmain nnSPEAKERS:nnAkane OnozawanMichiko NakaharanBooja Kim nSachiyo TsukamotonnLINKSnnwww.VAWWRAC.orgnwww.FightForJustice.infonwww.Inter-Disciplinary.netnnOTHER RELATED LINKSnnwww.Facebook.com/Justice4ComfortWomenuknwww.Justice4ComfortWomenuk.wordpress.comnwww.JusticeForComfortWomen.orgnwww.Facebook.com/theHouseofSharing nwww.theHouseofSharing.comnnnRELATED FILM OF INTEREST:nnhttp://www.vimeo.com/jasonverney/gumoknnMORE AT:nnhttps://vimeo.com/channels/nativenomadpicturesnnhttps://vimeo.com/channels/jasonverneynnThanks for watching - and reading (if you made it this far). Less
