Inspired by a Buddhist ritual for grieving abortions, a Japanese-American woman reevaluates what it means to end her own pregnancy.

available to watch on criterion & vimeo

directed by: kira dane & katelyn rebelo
written by: kira dane
director of photography: katelyn rebelo
edited by: kira dane & katelyn rebelo
watercolor animation by: kira dane, joyce zhao, melissa garvin | assistant, zoya to
stop motion animation by: katelyn rebelo
music by: midori hirano
associate producer: gretta wilson
supervising producers: mridu chandra, caitlin mae burke, & chloe gbai

2020 IDA Documentary Awards Nominee for Best Documentary Short
SXSW Official Selection 2020 | Competition for Short Documentary | Special Jury Recognition
Atlanta Film Festival Official Selection 2020 | Best Short Documentary
IDFA Official Selection 2019 | Competition for Short Documentary | Special Jury Mention 
AFI DOCS Official Selection 2020
New Orleans Film Festival Official Selection 2020
DMZ Docs Official Selection 2020 | Asia Development Foundation Award
Hot Springs Documentary Film Festival Official Selection 2020
DOCNYC Official Selection 2020
Palm Springs Shortfest Official Selection 2020
San Diego Asian American Film Festival 2020 | Grand Jury Award
Odense Film Festival Official Selection 2020
Champs-Élysées Film Festival Official Selection 2020
Philadelphia Film Festival Official Selection 2020 | Best Short Film
GLAS Animation Festival 2020 | US Competition | Special Jury Mention
ACT Human Rights Film Festival Official Selection 2020
NFFTY Official Selection 2020 | Best Documentary Short
Seoul International Women’s Film Festival Official Selection 2020
Woodstock Film Festival Official Selection 2020
Nevertheless Film Festival Official Selection 2020
Nashville Film Festival Official Selection 2020
Denver Film Festival Official Selection 2020
El Paso Film Festival Official Selection 2020



Free The Work Interview - Painting the Truth: The artists behind 'Mizuko' on making an animated documentary

Winner of the Tribeca If/Then Short Documentary Program and grant for the American Northeast event, hosted by DOC NYC.

short animated documentary / 2020