In a short-animated documentary, Akiko Takakura, one of the last remaining survivors of the atomic bomb attack on Hiroshima, tells her life story. In this visually and emotional stunning story, she describes how, amidst the terror and nightmares, she found a rare moment of closeness with her father.

Akiko Takakura is one of only 10 people within a radius of 500 meters from ground zero to have survived the atomic bomb blast. While her colleague and friend Satomi Usami died from burns and a broken back, Ms. Takakura survived the catastrophe by sheer luck. She remembers extraordinary details and is able to bring them to life in her stories. The scenes described in the script are based solely on her experiences. Today, Ms. Takakura is 92 years old and lives in Hiroshima with her family where she is under their care.

Germany 2018 | 15 min | color | DCP | Dolby Digital 5.1 | Japanese with English or German subtitles

GRAND PRIX 

CINANIMA 2018, Portugal

SILVER DRAGON AWARD

(Oscar qualifying) for Best Short Animated Film 58th Krakow Film Festival

WOMEN IN ANIMATION AWARD

for Exellence in Animation Filmmaking - 49th ASIFA East Animation Film Festival

BEST SHORT DOCUMENTARY

Youth Jury - FRONTDOC - Int.  Documentary Festival - Aosta, Italy

BEST OF GERMAN ANIMATION

Trickfilmwochenende Wiesbaden, Germany

GROSSE KLAPPE

doxs! - Duisburg, Germany

SPECIAL MENTION

DOCNYC, New York City 

SPECIAL MENTION

Hawaii International Film Festival

BEST IN SHOW AWARD

49th ASIFA East Animation Film Festival New York City

SPECIAL JURY MENTION

6th Insomnia International Animation Festival Kaluga, Russia

SPECIAL JURY MENTION

46th Huesca International Film Festival

Certificate of exceptional cultural value

German Film Evaluation Agency (Filmbewertungsstelle Wiesbaden)