But theres one place it hasnt been seen: in the directors native Japan.
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Their online campaign notes, Shiori Ito stood up against a system designed to suppress voices like hers.
Shiori Itō, director of ‘Black Box Diaries’MTV Documentary Films
With extraordinary resilience, she has challenged deeply entrenched structures alone.
Now, she needs our help to take the final step: bringing her story home.
As of publication time, it has attracted almost 5,000 signatures.
Shiori Itō in ‘Black Box Diaries’MTV Documentary Films
Every signature brings us one step closer to opening Japans doors to this film, theChange.orgpost says.
Every voice can help convince Japanese distributors and media to support this crucial project.
Ito told Deadline it was a major challenge to get the hotel to release the footage.
And they feel more vulnerable to [legal] claims and trouble, Nyari said.
And, so, its a particularly sensitive case for them.
In May 2017, Ito held a press conference, going public with her rape allegation.
I definitely felt like she couldnt be there.
Ive been kind of doing city hunting along the way.
The effort continues to getBlack Box Diariesseen in Japan.
Obviously, if we win the Oscar, thats a big thing, but well see.
I mean, we dont know how the story is going to play out, for sure.
