37 Stories About Leaving Home
- 37 Stories About Leaving Home, 1996
Shelly Silver
USA 1996
Betacam SP/Pal, color, sound, 52 min.
In this award winning documentary, Shelly Silver presents an intimate portrait of a group of Japanese women ranging in age from 15 to 82, talking about their lives, families and society. Mixing childhood memories, frank statements, epic events and quotidian details, the film bears witness to the strength of these women.
The interviews are framed by a traditional Japanese folktale; a magical and somewhat shocking narrative of a mother's search for her abducted daughter, kidnapped by a monster on the eve of her wedding.
"A beautiful film." Margarethe von Trotta
