{"id":18584,"date":"2025-07-24T13:14:15","date_gmt":"2025-07-24T13:14:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/18584\/"},"modified":"2025-07-24T13:14:15","modified_gmt":"2025-07-24T13:14:15","slug":"film-picks-the-documentary-black-box-diaries-a-record-a-journalist-seeking-justice-for-her-sexual-assault","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/18584\/","title":{"rendered":"Film picks: The documentary Black Box Diaries, a record a journalist seeking justice for her sexual assault"},"content":{"rendered":"

92 minutes, opens at The Projector on Aug 15 <\/p>\n

Lebanese writer-director Mira Shaib\u2019s debut feature tells the story of Arze (Diamand Abou Abboud), a single mother living in Beirut searching for the money to buy a scooter for her son\u2019s 18th birthday. <\/p>\n

Her efforts lead to an adventure that uncovers the secrets that have held her family together. Her family\u2019s history, in turn, is tied to the history of Lebanon, a country marked by conflict and the often tense co-existence of diverse Muslim, Christian and Druze communities.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The film was Lebanon\u2019s official entry to the Best International Feature Film category at the 2025 Academy Awards, but was not nominated.\u00a0<\/p>\n

A review in entertainment news publication Variety says \u201cShaib\u2019s directorial debut has the growing pains of a first feature\u201d, but \u201cas it gradually explores its political backdrop, its drama transforms in intriguing, even exciting ways\u201d.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

103 minutes<\/p>\n

Some years ago, journalist Shiori Ito was sexually assaulted by a bureau chief at a Japanese broadcasting network. He had connections with highly placed government officials.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Through the use of security footage, news clips and Ito\u2019s recordings, the documentary follows her journey to find justice in a nation where the police are known to discourage women from reporting rape and to treat cases of sexual violence lightly, or drop sexual assault cases without giving reasons, forcing victims to seek redress in civil court.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Through her work, Ito became a key figure in Japan\u2019s #MeToo movement, which made her a target of online trolls. Despite this, she persisted and in 2017 published a memoir, on which this documentary is based.<\/p>\n

The film has received numerous prizes, including a Peabody Award, given for outstanding work in broadcast and online media, and a nomination for Best Documentary Feature at the 2025 Academy Awards.\u00a0<\/p>\n

There will be a virtual question-and-answer session with director Ito after the July 27 screening.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

Where: The Projector at Cineleisure, 8 Grange Road
MRT: Somerset
When: July 27, 1.30pm
Admission: $17.50 (standard tickets), discounts are available for students, seniors and others
Info: <\/p>\n

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Centipede Horror will be screened on Aug 2 and Sept 5.<\/p>\n

PHOTO: SINGAPORE FILM SOCIETY<\/p>\n

When the craze for martial arts movies tapered off in the 1980s, Hong Kong\u2019s film factories pivoted to the other staple of exploitation cinema: horror. The Singapore Film Society presents two classics of the genre, restored in 4K, uncut and in their original Cantonese, screened here for the first time.<\/p>\n

Centipede Horror (1982, M18, 93 minutes, screens on Aug 2 and Sept 5, 7pm) capitalises on the fascination Hong Kongers used to have for South-east Asian black magic. It features actor Hussein Abu Hassan playing a bomoh (Malay shaman) with the ability to summon the centipedes of the title for deadly purposes. When Wai Lun (Michael Miu) investigates his sister\u2019s death, he uncovers a generational curse that involves creepy-crawlies.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

The Sept 5 screening will include a post-screening talk about the film\u2019s representation of South-east Asian black magic, led by Assistant Professor Yeo Min Hui, a scholar in East and South-east Asian film and cultural studies at NTU.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Red Spell Spells Red (1983, R21, 93 minutes, screens on Aug 1 and Sept 6, 7pm) also rides on the craze for South-east Asian black magic. A film crew shooting a documentary about the paranormal in Borneo unleashes a ghost. The result is an R21-rated spectacle of gore and nudity, which the Monster Zone horror appreciation website calls \u201ca brazen, gonzo, shameless piece of exploitation film-making\u201d.<\/p>\n

Where: Golden Village VivoCity, 1 HarbourFront Walk
MRT: HarbourFront
When: Aug 1 and 2, Sept 5 and 6, 7 pm
Admission: $16.50, discounts are available for Singapore Film Society members
Info: <\/p>\n

gv.com.sg<\/p>\n

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