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Shadowplay: The Ghosted Images of the Unforgettable “Shadows” of Hiroshima

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“Shadowplay” is a multi-award winning animated stop-motion short film, which was written, animated and directed by Dan Blank. The film was the winner of the 2002 Los Angeles Film Festival Best Short Award, the 2002 Student Academy Award (Bronze) and the 2003 Student Emmy Award (Gold).

In August 1945, the closing chapter of World War II, a blinding flash lit the sky over Hiroshima. In that searing light, huge slabs of concrete worked like emulsion paper, creating silhouetted photographs of that split-second of power, with only shadows left of the people who had been going about their everyday lives. “Shadowplay” tells the story of Akio, a shadow of a young boy, who wanders around the devastated city searching for his family, while trying to make sense of the unfathomable atrocity.

We should be reminded of these images when there is talk of nuclear threats or weapons of mass destruction. The faceless poses of Hiroshma should make us realize that this could have been anyone, anywhere.

This piece presents a number of colorful illustrations from the film and the acclaimed animated short, “Shadowplay.”
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3 comments // Shadowplay: The Ghosted Images of the Unforgettable “Shadows” of Hiroshima

  • ThoughtNu
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    • Yesterday I went to Ginza ... , This shadow play shows what any hardened warrior experiences... if all one focuses on is destruction eventually the only 'thing' left to destroy becomes self / soul. 'Our'.. 'acquired colony' understood it all too well after this dark event in human history. Unfortunately 'others' feel such action justifies the result, hence the 'arms race' while ignoring the dogmatic ignorance/ arrogance of the one pointing the weapon.

      To remember the event is respectful to those that experienced it but to overlook the greatest lesson to be learned isn't.

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