Audience Award — Documentary Feature (Won)
are attacked,
civilians will be killed.”
- Hiroshi Hoshino
- 14 years old at the time of the bombing
In 1945, the US firebombed Tokyo, destroying a quarter of the city and killing 100,000 people. Now, in a society rapidly forgetting, three elderly survivors fight to leave behind a public record of their experiences before they pass away. Paper City explores what we choose to remember, and aim to forget—and what the consequences of that are.
Audience Award — Documentary Feature (Won)
Best Documentary — History (Won)
Best Documentary — General (Finalist)
Nippon Docs Award — Best Documentary (Nominee)
Best Melbourne Documentary (Won)
Best Emerging Director (Australia) — Adrian Francis (Won)
Best Australian Documentary (Nominee)
Best Director (Australia) — Adrian Francis (Nominee)
A film by Adrian Francis. Financed with the assistance of Melbourne International Film Festival (MIFF) Premiere Fund, Screen Australia, CAMPFIRE/Good Morning, and Documentary Australia Foundation.