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DESCRIPTION:Screening of  'Nuclear Cattle' and Discussion About Fukushima following 
 film\n\nhttps://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20171109/p2a/00m/0na/014000c\nNovember 
 9, 2017 (Mainichi Japan)\n\n"Nuclear Cattle," directed by Tamotsu 
 Matsubara, 58, focuses on the farmers' response after the government 
 ordered them to slaughter livestock exposed to radiation due to the 
 disaster.\n\nMatsubara spent about five years making the film, repeatedly 
 returning to affected areas in Fukushima Prefecture from June 2011 onward, 
 capturing the thoughts of the cattle farmers.\n\n"People whose voices 
 aren't normally heard often ring the truest," Matsubara says, referring to 
 the people he met.\n\nAs a consequence of the disaster, the farmers have 
 been unable to sell cattle exposed to radiation, and are also losing money 
 on food for the animals. Yet in some cases, they continue to keep the 
 cows.\n\nAmong those featured in the film is a man who refuses to cave in 
 to the government's order to slaughter the cattle. On the other hand, there 
 are others who have completed the slaughter, coming out with statements 
 such as, "I will never rear an animal again in my life."\n\nThis event will 
 screen "Nuclear Cattle" and will be followed by a discussion on recent 
 developments in Fukushima.\n\n"Nuclear Cattle" is Matsubara's first feature 
 film. In making the movie, he was also supported by veteran producer 
 Takeshi Shiba, 53, who has vast experience in the field of documentary 
 production.\n\n"There was no need to sugarcoat the raw statements made by 
 the farmers. I just wanted to spread the voices of these people, and for 
 them to be accepted across the nation," Shiba explains.\n\nMeanwhile, the 
 director says, "These people believe money alone won't help them find a 
 solution, and that's where we can find how precious their way of life as 
 human beings is."\n 
 https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2018/03/14/18807389.php
SUMMARY:Film In Berkeley "Nuclear Cattle" Documentary and Discussion About Fukushima
LOCATION:Berkeley Central Library Community Room 3rd Floor\n2090 Kittredge St. Near 
 Shattuck close to BART\nBerkeley
URL:https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2018/03/14/18807389.php
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