The Voice of the Unicorn
Synopsis
This film shows the artists, the art and the woman that made it possible. It’s a testament to integration and the remarkable minds of the people that inhabit the building that is Atelier Corners. The film is part documentary and part artists’ moving image, a reflective and thoughtful account exploring the experience of disability in Japan, what is positive in the act of creation and the struggle against social exclusion, and how to foster and nurture the spirit of human life in a country that has traditionally excluded and hidden its disabled population from view.
Details
- Year
- 2020
- Type of film
- Features
- Running time
- 60 mins
- Director
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Richard Butchins
- Producer
- Richard Butchins
- Executive Producer
- Richard Lloyd
- Editor
- Melanie Quigley
- Director of Photography
- Richard Butchins, Roger Walch
- Sound
- Patrick Knill, Richard Butchins
- Composer
- Gemma Williams, Patrick Knill
- Graphics
- Beepee.xyz
Genre
Production Status
Production Company
Richard Butchins
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