Transparent, I am. (2021)
Genre : Documentary
Runtime : 12M
Director : Yuri Muraoka
Synopsis
In the year 2020, when the world was forced to ‘change’, I wanted to confirm what changed and what did not change in me. The white mask I wore became the screen projecting my past. My family is sometimes hurt, but support me as I suffer from schizophrenia. We live today while looking for the answer to ‘Who are we?’
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