Screening and Discussion: Black Box Diaries

In Person: Shiori Ito, director

In 2017, journalist Shiori Ito shocked Japan by publicly accusing a prominent media executive of raping her. Black Box, the book she published about her experience, became a bestseller and touched off Japan’s #MeToo movement.

With the urgency and suspense of a thriller, Black Box Diaries documents her sexual assault and its aftermath, melding her own video diaries, secret audio recordings, and dramatic courtroom footage to forge a damning case against her attacker. Meanwhile, the film exposes law enforcement negligence and a network of the powerful bent on protecting their own.

This event is copresented with the Georgetown University Department of Performing Arts and the Philadelphia Asian American Film Festival.

After the film, Ito will participate in a panel discussion and audience Q&A, followed by a book signing.

Director: Shiori Ito. Countries: Japan, United States, United Kingdom. Released: 2024. Length: 103 min. Format: DCP. Language: English and Japanese with English subtitles.
Image courtesy of Grasshopper Films