Black Box Diaries (15) at South Hill Park
Tue, 11 Feb
|South Hill Park Arts Centre
One of the best documentaries you'll see all year – ROLLING STONE
Time & Location
11 Feb 2025, 19:30
South Hill Park Arts Centre, Ringmead, Bracknell RG12 7PA, UK
About the Event
Directed by Shiori Ito | Documentary | 103 mins | Japan/UK/USA | 2024 | Japanese with subtitles
In 2017, journalist and writer Shiori Ito’s memoir Black Box launched a societal reckoning in Japan. In it, Ito publicly accused a prominent TV journalist of raping her two years previously. She had reported her assault to the police at the time, only to be told it was a ‘black box’: it had happened behind closed doors and was therefore considered unprosecutable.
A raw, remarkable and tightly wound documentary sees this first-time director take her courageous investigation to the screen where it unfolds like a thriller.
[A] genuinely empowering film but also absolutely clear-eyed about the challenges that remain for women in Japan – FINANCIAL TIMES