The Georgia Museum of Art is putting on a film series in support of its new exhibition “Kei Ito: Staring at the Face of the Sun.” Ito, the grandson of a Hiroshima survivor, uses cameraless photography in his work to create images representing the intergenerational trauma of nuclear disaster, as well as the healing and reconciliation that may follow. The first showing of the supporting film series is 1959’s Hiroshima Mon Amour. This New Wave film is a co-production by France and Japan that follows conversations between a French actress and Japanese architect in the aftermath of the bombing of Hiroshima. Future film showings planned for the series include Children of Hiroshima on Feb. 15 and Godzilla on Feb. 29.
WHO: Hiroshima Mon Amour
WHEN: Thursday, Feb. 1, 7 p.m.
WHERE: Georgia Museum of Art
HOW MUCH: FREE!
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