Sayaka Ono

Movies

Love and Wolbachia
Editor
Having made her debut with the autobiographical documentary The Duckling, Ono Sayaka directs, shoots, and edits this documentary focusing on Japan's sexual minorities. After a man starts to wear women's clothing simply hoping to be stylish, he finds himself attracted to men. After falling instantly in love with a beautiful girl, she is a "he". As the intimate moments and unpleasant complications of lovers are captured on camera, the truly ambiguous, diverse, and confusing aspects of sexuality are revealed.
Love and Wolbachia
Director
Having made her debut with the autobiographical documentary The Duckling, Ono Sayaka directs, shoots, and edits this documentary focusing on Japan's sexual minorities. After a man starts to wear women's clothing simply hoping to be stylish, he finds himself attracted to men. After falling instantly in love with a beautiful girl, she is a "he". As the intimate moments and unpleasant complications of lovers are captured on camera, the truly ambiguous, diverse, and confusing aspects of sexuality are revealed.
The Duckling
Director
Sayaka ONO created a painful and deeply moving portrayal of her own vulnerable soul, based on the tense relationship with her parents. Left alone for a entire year at the age of five, she had to grow up with the constant fear of getting abandoned again. Her difficult childhood and youth resulted in depression, frustration and anger, that she now shares with the world.