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Black Box Diaries

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BLACK BOX DIARIES follows director and journalist Shiori Ito's courageous investigation of her own sexual assault in an improbable attempt to prosecute her high-profile offender. Unfolding like a thriller and combining secret investigative recordings, vérité shooting and emotional first-person video, Shiori's quest becomes a landmark case in Japan, exposing the country's desperately outdated judicial and societal systems.
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A deeply personal and courageous act of vulnerability created through an exercise of revelations makes Black Box Diaries a testament of Shiori Itō's commitment to truth and justice for all.

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Lovia Gyarkye Hollywood Reporter In its devastation and familiarity, Ito’s debut feature finds company among works that realize the power of survivor testimony. Oct 30, 2024 Full Review Philip De Semlyen Time Out It’s an unsparing, fly-on-the-wall journey through a legal and societal hellscape that raises at least as many questions as it answers. Rated: 4/5 Oct 29, 2024 Full Review Manohla Dargis New York Times “Black Box Diaries” is, at heart, a first-person account, and while it’s successful on those terms, it’s finally more emotionally engaging than intellectually satisfying. Oct 29, 2024 Full Review Christopher Campbell Nonfics A courageous and triumphant film that is both intimate and tremendous in its power and scope. Nov 3, 2024 Full Review Lisa Laman Culturess Art like Black Box Diaries can also help one process the unspeakable. Oct 29, 2024 Full Review Alex Nguyen Spectrum Culture Black Box Diaries chronicles a moving story of perseverance against a legal system that often silences survivors of sexual assault. Oct 29, 2024 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis BLACK BOX DIARIES follows director and journalist Shiori Ito's courageous investigation of her own sexual assault in an improbable attempt to prosecute her high-profile offender. Unfolding like a thriller and combining secret investigative recordings, vérité shooting and emotional first-person video, Shiori's quest becomes a landmark case in Japan, exposing the country's desperately outdated judicial and societal systems.
Director
Shiori Ito
Producer
Eric Nyari, Hanna Aqvilin, Shiori Ito
Distributor
MTV Documentary Films
Production Co
Hanashi Films, Cineric Creative, Star Sands, Spark Features
Genre
Documentary
Original Language
Japanese
Release Date (Theaters)
Oct 25, 2024, Limited
Runtime
1h 43m