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MIPTV Picks 2012 – Best in Show: The Tsunami and the Cherry Blossom

Filmmaker Lucy Walker had set out to visit Japan during cherry blossom season in order to capture the Japanese people's fascination with the beautiful yet ephemeral flower. When the country was ravaged on March 11, 2011 by an earthquake and tsunami, Walker contemplated abandoning the project. Thankfully, for all of us, she didn't.

March 27, 2012

Filmmaker Lucy Walker had set out to visit Japan during cherry blossom season in order to capture the Japanese people's fascination with the beautiful yet ephemeral flower. When the country was ravaged on March 11, 2011 by an earthquake and tsunami, Walker contemplated abandoning the project. Thankfully, for all of us, she didn't.