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Lost & Found

February 28, 2013 by Sonya

In March 2011, we witnessed the devastation in Japan made from one of the world's worst tsunamis. Thousands lost lives or  left homeless. Businesses and houses were washed away into the ocean. An unbelievable force of nature. The ocean waves have been carrying the debris across the waters and … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Entertainment, Movies Tagged With: crowd funding, culture, Doc Ignite, documentary, film, Hot Docs, Japan, John Choi, Lost & Found, Nicolina Lanni, Tsunami, UrbanMoms

Perfection: Jiro Dreams of Sushi

February 27, 2013 by Sonya

If you're a sushi lover you may be interested in the documentary Jiro Dreams of Sushi: Portraits of a Perfectionist. At almost 90 year old, Jiro Ono is a  sushi chef with celebrity-like status who runs Sukiyabashi Jiro - a three-star Michelin rated restaurant in Japan. It's not a fancy … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Entertainment, Movies Tagged With: culture, documentary, Japan, Jiro Sushi, Magnolia Pictures, review, sushi, UrbanMoms

Seeing Spots with Yayoi Kusama

November 24, 2012 by Sonya

YAYOI KUSAMA is one of Japan's most avant-garde artists in the world today.She is obsessed with dots - paintings, sculptures and art installations. Her art leads one to think beyond the realm of reality. Such a basic concept but with heavy impact. She started hallucinating dots as a child and … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: artist, avant-garde, Japan, Louis Vuitton, Marc Jacobs, UrbanMoms, Yayoi Kusama

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