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Friday, June 13
12:00 PM - 1:30 PM

Regal Gallery Place

701 7th St NW, Washington, DC 20001

A Color I Named Blue

Director

Sybilla Patrizia

Executive Producers

Mai Ushikubo, Reina Senga

Producers

Mai Hosomura, Sybilla Patrizia

Editor

Mariko Ide

Consulting Editor

Co-Editor

Assistant Editor

Cinematographer

Andrzej Rudz

Additional Cinematography

Music

Federico Albanese, Matija Strniša

Sound

Kentaro Kimura

Narration

Contact

Sybilla Patrizia studio@sybillapatrizia.com

Two Japanese indigo dyers embark on a transformative inner journey: one uncovers the profound meaning within the hues of blue, while the other finds a new way to see through his colorblindness. Driven by the memory of a color he cannot forget, Watanabe dedicates his life to recreating Japan’s most perfect shade of indigo. Fate introduces him to Kato, a young artisan who is colorblind. As both men embark on their inner journeys, we witness the deeply personal story of Japan’s most iconic color and uncover the emotional and physical transformations that create this shade of blue.

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Sybilla Patrizia

Director, A Color I Named Blue

Sybilla Patrizia is an Emmy Award-winning filmmaker and photographer based in Tokyo. In her work, she merges her passion for social impact and human stories with her background in fashion to create thought-provoking stories that cross the border between documentary, art and design.

In 2022, Sybilla filmed The Dark Side of Manga (VICE) which won an Emmy Award in 2023. The Shape of Blue was awarded Best Pitch Award at Tokyo Docs, Sunny Side of the Doc Award, and DocedgeKolkata Award. A Bloody Taboo about the stigma against menstruation in Japan, was awarded at Tokyo Docs and premiered at Ji.hlava International Documentary Film Festival in 2021.

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