Private Project

Ainupuri

Ainupuri investigates and reframes the histories behind ethnographic museum collections in Europe, as seen from an indigenous perspective. Ainu artist and scholar Kanako Uzawa researched the collections and reconstructed the counter-narratives that Ainu objects in the museums embody, in the form of narration, poetry, song, dance, and performance; these personal and collective histories are mediated by Laura Liverani's visual storytelling, in a constant dialogue between the two artists.

  • Laura Liverani
    Director
  • Kanako Uzawa
    Producer
  • Kanako Uzawa
    Key Cast
  • Project Type:
    Documentary, Experimental, Short, Other
  • Runtime:
    14 minutes 16 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    November 22, 2023
  • Production Budget:
    7,000 EUR
  • Country of Origin:
    Norway
  • Country of Filming:
    Norway
  • Language:
    English
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
Director Biography - Laura Liverani

Based between Milan and Tokyo, documentary photographer and filmmaker Laura Liverani works mainly on socio-anthropological issues focusing on community and identity. Her work is featured in magazines, books, exhibitions and festivals worldwide. Publications and clients include Benetton, The Whitechapel Gallery, Iperborea, The Guardian, The Washington Post, Marie Claire, among others. She held solo shows at the Tokyo G/P Gallery, the Italian Cultural Institute in Tokyo, the Japan Foundation in Sydney, and participated at festivals such as the Singapore International Photo Festival and Yebisu International Art Festival. Her work was also exhibited in national museums internationally, such as the Rautenstrauch- Jost Museum in Cologne and the Tokyo Photographic Arts Museum in Tokyo. Her latest work focused on documentary projects for institutions such as the University of Milano - Bicocca, the Polytechnic of Milan, and the University of Tokyo.

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