Ishinomaki rock 'n roll city
"Ishinomaki rock 'n roll city" is a documentary about a personal journey to Ishinomaki, Japan. The city most devastated by one of the biggest Tsunamis ever.
We can see how a great volunteer network performs the material and spiritual reconstruction of the city. Ishinomaki finds in music its way to join back with life, with the present and the strength to get over pain, making honor to its own name which, literally translated, it means: Ishi - rock / maki -roll
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Federico AlettaDirector
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Federico AlettaWriter
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Federico AlettaProducer
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Martin AlettaProducer
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Project Title (Original Language):Ishinomaki rock 'n roll city
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Project Type:Documentary, Music Video, Short
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Genres:Environment, Culture, Music, Japan, Documentary
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Runtime:15 minutes
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Completion Date:January 6, 2016
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Production Budget:2,000 USD
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Country of Origin:Argentina
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Country of Filming:Japan
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Language:English, Japanese
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Shooting Format:HD
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Aspect Ratio:16:9
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Film Color:Black & White
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First-time Filmmaker:No
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Student Project:No
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8º Festival de Cine Mirada OesteMendoza
Argentina
November 6, 2016
Award "Best Documentary" -
4º Festival Internacional "La Hora Mágica"San Luis
Argentina
November 27, 2016
Best Documentary -
31º Festival Internacional de Cine de Mar del PlataMar del Plata
Argentina
November 18, 2016
Premio INCAA TV -
9º Festival Internacional de Cine de IquiqueIquique
Chile
February 19, 2017
Official Selection -
7º Festival Internacional de Cine de ConcordiaConcordia
Argentina
April 8, 2017
Official Selection -
1º Ishinomaki International Film FestivalIshinomaki
Japan
July 29, 2017
Official Selection "Semi-Finalist" -
14º Festival Enlaces3 de Febrero
Argentina
September 9, 2017
Official Selection -
3º Muestra Internacional de Cine y CiudadBuenos Aires
Argentina
September 30, 2017
Official Selection -
1º Warsaw Avenue Film FestivalCincinnati
United States
October 21, 2017
Official Selection -
1º The Cardiff International Film FestivalCardiff
United Kingdom
October 28, 2017
Official Selection -
1º Sacalacalaca Interdimensional Horror & Sci-Fi FestivalMexico City
Mexico
November 1, 2017
Official Selection -
3º Les Irrécupérables Independent moving Image FestivalParis
France
November 16, 2017
Official Selection -
2º Bogotá Music Video FestivalBogotá
Colombia
November 22, 2017
Official Selection -
1º Festival Internacional de Cine FICMAMexico City
Mexico
November 22, 2017
Best Documentary -
1º NPS International Children's Film FestivalLalungaun Guwahati, Assam
India
November 24, 2017
Official Selection -
1º International Film Festival of OranjemundOranjemund
Namibia
December 14, 2017
Official Selection -
4º Asia Rainbow TV AwardsBeijing
China
March 16, 2018
Official Selection -
4º RIOS-Festival Internacional de Cinema Documental e TransmediaVila Real
Portugal
March 21, 2018
Official Selection -
1º 573 Film FestivalFarmington, Missouri
United States
March 22, 2018
Best Documentary -
3º Cefalù Film FestivalCefalù, Palermo.
Italy
May 1, 2018
Official Selection -
11º Ecozine Film FestivalZaragoza
Spain
May 24, 2018
Best Short Documentary -
1º The Indie Best Films Festival (Ibestff)Santa Monica
United States
July 4, 2018
Official Selection -
12º FilmAid Film FestivalNairobi
Kenya
September 3, 2018
Official Selection -
3º Premios LatinosMarbella
Spain
September 15, 2018
Premio Latino de Oro -
8º FIDBABuenos Aires
Argentina
September 16, 2018
Official Selection -
2º Ebrovision Short Film Music FestivalBurgos
Spain
October 26, 2018
Finalist -
8º Dadasaheb Phalke International Film FestivalMumbai
India
February 20, 2019
Official Selection -
4º The Chaffey Review Film FestivalCalifornia
United States
May 18, 2019
Official Selection -
2º UW Student Film FestivalSeattle
United States
May 24, 2019
Official Selection -
7º First-Time Filmmaker SessionsPinewood
United Kingdom
May 26, 2019
Official Selection -
1º The Zeitraum FestivalNeukieritzsch
Germany
May 30, 2019
Official Selection -
1º Festival de Cinema de Alter do ChãoRio de Janeiro
Brazil
October 21, 2019
Official Selection -
1º Festival Internacional de cine de EnsenadaEnsenada, Buenos Aires
Argentina
December 6, 2019
Best Short Film / Special Mention of the Jury -
2º WOW Film Festival TunisiaElomrane Tunis
Tunisia
March 2, 2020
Official Selection -
1º FLICKFAIRLos Angeles, California
United States
June 1, 2020
Finalist -
8º Liberation Docfest BangladeshAgargaon, Dhaka
Bangladesh
June 16, 2020
Official Selection -
2º Festival Ecuatoriano de Cine AtukPichincha, Quito
Ecuador
October 3, 2020
Official Selection -
1º Beautiful Country International Micro Film FestivalQingdao
China
January 1, 2021
Quarter-Finalis -
1º Festival del Cinema di CefalùCefalù, Palermo
Italy
May 1, 2021
Official Selection -
1º Standalone Film Festival & AwardsCalifornia
United States
February 1, 2021
Official Selection
Federico Aletta,1980. Buenos Aires, Argentina.
He worked as a musician and actor until he turned 20, when he travelled and started studying music in Europe. While living in England, he began discovering the Japanese culture. In 2001, he moved to Tokyo, where he has been working as an actor and song writer. In 2009, he started, together with his brother Martin Aletta, to produce and direct short films, which then led to the creation of their own production company “Fukahire Films”, now based in Buenos Aires. Among the movies he made, there are "Metromucho (documentary), "Open Eyes" (short) and "Ishinomaki rock 'n roll city" (documentary)