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Love letter to Kumamoto

After the Earthquake I and one of my Japanese friends volunteered to help clear and clean in Kumamoto during it's biggest earthquake. We spoke to people who came to help and documented the time in -between helping others. This is our Love letter to Kumamoto and a thank you Japan for letting us live in this beautiful land.

  • Ron Reid Jr.
    Director
    Kal Ho Naa Ho
  • Ron Reid Jr.
    Writer
    PHASES OF OUR LIVES
  • Ron Reid Jr
    Producer
    SPEAK
  • Project Type:
    Documentary
  • Runtime:
    14 minutes 49 seconds
  • Production Budget:
    20,000 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    Canada
  • Country of Filming:
    Japan
  • Language:
    English, Japanese
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • BORDEN INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL

    Sweden
    December 22, 2022
    selection
  • CITY FILM FESTIVAL STOCKHOLM

    Sweden
    January 26, 2023
    official selection
Director Biography - Ron Reid Jr.

NHK MYSTERY SHOW SHERIFF
TBS SEIGEN DRAMA DETECTIVE ALAN
TAIYO YUDEN HOST CM 2022
STRANGERS ON A TRAIN DIRECTOR 2023
MODERN LOVE JAPAN 2X PASSENGER/SINGAPORE 2022
WING INC 60’s SCIENTIST TOKYO
AOYAMA SUITS EXECUTIVE TOKYO
AOA SHOES CM SCIENTIST TOKYO
GO-PRO/NISSAN SELF-DRIVE TESTING PA
PIKACHU WARNER BROTHERS PA TOKYO PIKACHU GOOD MORNING AMERICA TOKYO
FUJI CAMERA VOICE FOR CANNES
GIRAFFES ALBUM TENOR SINGER-ALBUM RELEASE
DAIHATSU-CM ACTOR/DANCER
VOICE OVER-3X SHOWS VOICE OVER ACTOR NATIONAL CANADIAN 150 YEARS “MARCUS” TOKYO
TOKYO PYRAMID DERBY TBS CONTESTANT TOKYO
HONDA COMPANY BOSS TOKYO
THE AMAZING RACE (JAPAN) STREET INTERVIEW
EQUALS (KIRSTEN STEWARD) HOLLYWOOD FEATURE
SMAP DRAMA SALARY MAN TBS TOKYO
DIE TRYING WW II DRAMA FUJI TELEVISION MOVIE TOKYO
WALKING DEAD HOLLYWOOD FOX/HBO IN JAPAN
DAIICHI SANKYO BUSINESS MAN
JAPANESE TOBACCO SCIENTIST “MELVIUS” LAUNCH
EASTER MUSICAL 5 SHOWS JUDAS ACTOR/SINGER
CHRISTMAS MUSICAL 5X SIMON PETER STAGE ACTOR 5X+
CITI BANK CUSTOMER
ORDER 9066 DOC DIRECTOR FEATURE
PHASES OF OUR LIVES DOC DIRECTOR FEATURE
SPEAK DOC DIRECTOR FEATURE
'REC ROOM (5 EPISODES) 'BEST FRIEND' ACTOR
CITY TV (25 SHOWS) PERFORMER TORONTO
"LOCKJAW" ACTOR US NATIONAL
LAND ROVER (WORLD SERIES) ACTOR US NATIONAL

Da VINCI'S INQUEST FILM FINANCE OFFICE

THE CAR I LOVE** DIRECTOR 48 HR FILM AWARD
KAL HO NAA HO 2ND AD DHARMA PRODUCTIONS

TRAINING:
Amy Jo Berman (HBO) Absolute Audition Control
PARAMOUNT STUDIO LOS ANGELES
SHERWOOD OAKS EXPER. COLLEGE LOS ANGELES-LECTURES
NFB DOC. FILM TRAINING TORONTO
JOHN BOYLAN CLASSES ACTING CTR. FOR THE ARTS
SCREENWRITINGU LOS ANGELES ON-GOING
TORONTO FILM FESTIVAL STAFF TRAINER

AWARDS:

1 South Asian Award for THE WALKING DEAD promo FOX UNIVERSAL
14 AWARDS FOR KAL HO NAA HO-INDIA
5 AWARDS FOR VEILS UNCOVERED PRODUCER
1 COMPLETION AWARD IN COMPETITION THE CAR I LOVE

FESTIVALS WHERE MY DOCS PLAYED: LONDON,AMSTERDAM,TEXAS (WITH A BRUCE WILLIS FILM), TORONTO (2X) AND TOKYO (12X).

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Director Statement

LOVE LETTER TO KUMAMOTO We interviewed a lot of people coming from Tokyo and other parts of Japan. After a major earthquake, a friend and I started to arrange to go there from Tokyo. Our mission to go to Kumamoto after a big earthquake and see what we could do to help. We spoke to the people who came to help others. This is our Love letter to Kumamoto and a thank you back to Japan for letting us live in this beautiful land.
We were honored to help others rebuild their lives.

I am honored to share their stories from Kumamoto while earthquakes were still rumbling and it was not safe to be in doors. People took to sleeping in their cars because of all the after shocks.

I am thankful to continue to help in the many disasters in person than reading about them and wishing I could do something. Meanwhile, I volunteer with others weekly to serve the homeless community by helping them seek confidence in themselves here in Tokyo since the pandemic started. .
We are only here to help others in life and not just ourselves or those we care and love.
Picking the right time to film was part of the joys of creating this.
It only happened because I had the fire to tell a story. During other disasters like in Tohoku near Fukushima I was honored to be on the recommend list for CNN Ireport's producer's pick.
Hope you can enjoy some of my work in the future on youtube (www.youtube.com/user/ronreidjr) or in festivals like this one.
Ron Reid Jr. -Canadian in Japan.

熊本へのラブレター 東京や日本の他の地域から来た多くの人にインタビューしました。 大地震の後、私と友人は東京からそこへ行く手配を始めました。 私たちの使命は、大地震後の熊本に行き、私たちに何ができるかを考えることです。 私たちは他の人を助けるために来た人々に話を聞きました。 これは熊本へのラブレターであり、私たちをこの美しい土地に住まわせてくれて日本への感謝の気持ちを込めたものです。
私たちは他の人たちの生活再建を手伝うことができて光栄でした。

まだ地震が鳴り響き、屋内にいるのが安全ではない中、熊本から彼らの話を共有できることを光栄に思います。 人々はその後のショックのため、車の中で寝るようになりました。

多くの災害について読んで何かできたらと思うよりも、直接支援を続けられることに感謝しています。 一方、私はパンデミックが始まって以来、ここ東京でホームレスのコミュニティに奉仕し、ホームレスのコミュニティが自分に自信を持てるように支援するために、毎週他の人たちとボランティア活動をしています。 。
私たちがここにいるのは、人生において他の人を助けるためだけであり、自分自身や私たちが気にかけて愛する人たちだけを助けるためではありません。
撮影に適切な時期を選ぶことは、これを作成する喜びの一部でした。
それが起こったのは、私にストーリーを伝えたいという熱意があったからです。 福島近郊の東北のような他の災害の際、私は CNN Ireport のプロデューサーズピックの推薦リストに名を連ねることができて光栄でした。
今後、YouTube (www.youtube.com/user/ronreidjr) やこのようなフェスティバルで私の作品を楽しんでいただければ幸いです。
ロン・リード・ジュニア - 在日カナダ人