Ayumi NAKAGAWA
Portraits Of The Rainbow
Nippon Docs ¾
This film focuses on the photographer Leslie KEE during the creation of his “Out in Japan” project, in which he portrays various people from the LGBTQ spectrum, hoping to push back against their invisibility within Japanese society. Director NAKAGAWA’s focus on the individual participants of the project leads to some immensely moving moments and shots.
Japan 2018
79 minutes
Director
Ayumi NAKAGAWA
Cinematography
Masami SUZUKI, Yukio MINAMI, Satoru MATSUURA
About Ayumi NAKAGAWA
Ayumi NAKAGAWA is a documentary film director who often focuses on groups on the margins of society. Her career began with her NHK-produced documentary feature PEASANT MUSICIANS IN CHINA (2003). With SOMEWHERE NOT HERE (2010), focused around her brother's coming out, she presents her first film centered on LGBTQ themes.