Shiori Itō is a Japanese journalist and filmmaker. Her work focuses on gender equality and human rights issues. Itō’s activism led to her inclusion in the Time 100 Most Influential People of 2020. In 2017, Itō published the memoir Black Box, which was translated into English in 2021. In 2024, her documentary Black Box Diaries was released.
The film chronicles Shiori Itō’s ongoing investigation and pursuit of justice following the sexual violence she endured as a young journalist at the hands of a senior figure in Japanese media. Her unwavering resolve to challenge Japan’s patriarchal judicial, political, and media systems has made her case a landmark in the legal and cultural recognition of gender-based violence in Japan.
In addition to being nominated for Best Documentary Feature Film at the 97th Academy Awards, Black Box Diaries received the Peabody Award and was named one of the top 5 documentary films of 2024 by the National Board of Review. Despite these accolades, the film has yet to be screened in Japan.
Following the screening, Itō will be interviewed by Dr. Linshan Jiang, Assistant Professor of East Asian History in the History Department, Missouri State University.
The event is sponsored by Reynolds College of Arts, Social Sciences and Humanities, History Department, Department of Communication, Media, Journalism and Film, Department of Languages, Cultures and Religions, Department of Sociology, Anthropology and Gerontology in Missouri State Univeristy, and Moxie Cinema.
Schedule:
Greetings and Introduction: 6-6:10pm
Screening: 6:10-7:53pm
Break: 7:53-8pm
Zoom conversation with Shiori Itō and Q&A: 8-9pm (An in-person event is expected in the spring.)
*Reserving your ticket for free through https://moxiecinema.com/films/black-box-diaries-2024
*Please be advised that this film deals with sexual violence and may be triggering for some viewers.
Parking Direction:
The theater is attached to the College Station Parking garage, which has more than 400 free, covered parking spaces. The elevator in the garage’s southeastern corner will take you to the ground floor and you can walk into our lobby without ever leaving the building. You’ll also find street parking on both McDaniel and Campbell.
Click here for a video showing how to get into the College Station Car Park and find our lobby entrance from inside the car park.
Bus Route:
You can take the Maroon Route and stop at McDaniel Street. The theater is across the street. For more information of the Bear Line, visit here.
