Akimi Ota
@akimiota.bsky.social
Filmmaker. PhD in visual anthropology (University of Manchester). Directed "Kanarta: Alive in Dreams" (2020), "Soil of Mirror" (2024). Forthcoming: "La Vie Cinématique" (film), "Liquid Amazonia" (monograph).
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Akimi Ota
@akimiota.bsky.social
· May 27
Kanarta: Alive in Dreams
Sebastian and Pastora live in a Shuar village in the Upper Amazonia of Ecuador. Sebastian is not only a respected healer, but also a medicinal botanist who experiments with unknown plants he encounter...
toquestudio.vhx.tv
My ethnographic documentary on Shuar people of Ecuadorean Amazonia “KANARTA” is now available on Vimeo OTT with English, Spanish, Portuguese and French subtitles.
Anyone interested in the life in contemporary Amazonia and experimental film, please check it out!
toquestudio.vhx.tv/products/kan...
Anyone interested in the life in contemporary Amazonia and experimental film, please check it out!
toquestudio.vhx.tv/products/kan...
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Step up for climate action, join the #DrawTheLine dance challenge from the recent collaboration of 350 Japan and KOM_I コムアイ
Share your version 🕺, and don’t forget to tag your friends!
We’re drawing the line — against inequality, tyranny, genocide, destruction, and climate chaos!
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Share your version 🕺, and don’t forget to tag your friends!
We’re drawing the line — against inequality, tyranny, genocide, destruction, and climate chaos!
drawtheline.world
September 3, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Step up for climate action, join the #DrawTheLine dance challenge from the recent collaboration of 350 Japan and KOM_I コムアイ
Share your version 🕺, and don’t forget to tag your friends!
We’re drawing the line — against inequality, tyranny, genocide, destruction, and climate chaos!
drawtheline.world
Share your version 🕺, and don’t forget to tag your friends!
We’re drawing the line — against inequality, tyranny, genocide, destruction, and climate chaos!
drawtheline.world
Reposted by Akimi Ota
don't forget about Palestine. Don't stop talking about Palestine. Even among the so many other horrible things going on, the plight of Palestine is critical to the future of all of us
July 25, 2025 at 10:03 AM
don't forget about Palestine. Don't stop talking about Palestine. Even among the so many other horrible things going on, the plight of Palestine is critical to the future of all of us
Why has "international" (it actually means Western, mostly US & UK) attention towards the starvation in Gaza suddenly started rising, even though they've ignored it for the whole period of genocide?
July 27, 2025 at 10:07 AM
Why has "international" (it actually means Western, mostly US & UK) attention towards the starvation in Gaza suddenly started rising, even though they've ignored it for the whole period of genocide?
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É sobre respeito e soberania.
July 12, 2025 at 2:53 PM
É sobre respeito e soberania.
Our long journey steps into the next phase: my WIP "The Cinematic Life" is selected for Editing Lab in Docs By the Sea 2025, which will be held in Bali in September. Editing the rough cut with maximum energy right now.
docsbythesea.org/selected-pro...
docsbythesea.org/selected-pro...
July 3, 2025 at 6:01 AM
Our long journey steps into the next phase: my WIP "The Cinematic Life" is selected for Editing Lab in Docs By the Sea 2025, which will be held in Bali in September. Editing the rough cut with maximum energy right now.
docsbythesea.org/selected-pro...
docsbythesea.org/selected-pro...
So they needed to falsify Bob Vylan's word as if he said "Death to Israelis", because they know that it's not easy to condemn the chant "Death to the IDF", given what IDF is actually doing and the complicity of political & media elites. They know themselves that they are just racist.
July 2, 2025 at 7:44 AM
So they needed to falsify Bob Vylan's word as if he said "Death to Israelis", because they know that it's not easy to condemn the chant "Death to the IDF", given what IDF is actually doing and the complicity of political & media elites. They know themselves that they are just racist.
I stand with Bobby Vylan. He called for the dismantling of the genocidal institution called IDF. He didn't call for killing specific persons, unlike genocidal settlers in Israel. I write it down here because in 15 years, my kid will ask me about my position.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=IOk4...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=IOk4...
What REALLY Happened at Glastonbury
YouTube video by Double Down News
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July 2, 2025 at 7:37 AM
I stand with Bobby Vylan. He called for the dismantling of the genocidal institution called IDF. He didn't call for killing specific persons, unlike genocidal settlers in Israel. I write it down here because in 15 years, my kid will ask me about my position.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=IOk4...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=IOk4...
Very serious judicial case in Japan. Takayuki Yoshida, who supported Maki Mizui (passed away in 2023, only 32 years old), a young actor who has claimed over 10 years that Yu Kaneko raped her, was sued by Kaneko and convicted guilty for defamation.
note.com/standwithtys...
note.com/standwithtys...
性暴力に声をあげると罪になるの？ 【吉田孝行さんの裁判費用支援のお願い】～性暴力の告発と支援の声を守るために～ ｜吉田孝行さんの裁判を支援する会
■映像作家・吉田孝行さんが名誉毀損で刑事告訴され、一審で有罪判決を受けました。 ■性暴力を受けたと告発した俳優・映画監督の故・水井真希さんを支援する発言が罪に問われた、異例の裁判と判決です。 ■性暴力の告発とその支援、表現の自由を守るため、今後の裁判費用のご支援をお願いします。 水井さんは2012年、映画関係者の男性から受けたとする性暴力をSNSなどで告発し、それから10年以上、民事訴訟など...
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June 13, 2025 at 2:54 AM
Very serious judicial case in Japan. Takayuki Yoshida, who supported Maki Mizui (passed away in 2023, only 32 years old), a young actor who has claimed over 10 years that Yu Kaneko raped her, was sued by Kaneko and convicted guilty for defamation.
note.com/standwithtys...
note.com/standwithtys...
Another screening event is coming on 15th June, this time in Tokyo.
The talk after the screening will revolve around decolonial thought, magic realism, and basically how to resist to the world imposed to us at the moment through practices and ideas represented in Kanarta: Alive in Dreams.
The talk after the screening will revolve around decolonial thought, magic realism, and basically how to resist to the world imposed to us at the moment through practices and ideas represented in Kanarta: Alive in Dreams.
June 9, 2025 at 5:26 AM
Another screening event is coming on 15th June, this time in Tokyo.
The talk after the screening will revolve around decolonial thought, magic realism, and basically how to resist to the world imposed to us at the moment through practices and ideas represented in Kanarta: Alive in Dreams.
The talk after the screening will revolve around decolonial thought, magic realism, and basically how to resist to the world imposed to us at the moment through practices and ideas represented in Kanarta: Alive in Dreams.
"Kanarta: Alive in Dreams" screenings and talks in Fukuoka (Yame & Kita-Kyushu). 5th & 7th June.
I'm very impressed by the fact that my film increasingly attracts new audience as it's screened around the world.
I'm very impressed by the fact that my film increasingly attracts new audience as it's screened around the world.
June 9, 2025 at 5:22 AM
"Kanarta: Alive in Dreams" screenings and talks in Fukuoka (Yame & Kita-Kyushu). 5th & 7th June.
I'm very impressed by the fact that my film increasingly attracts new audience as it's screened around the world.
I'm very impressed by the fact that my film increasingly attracts new audience as it's screened around the world.
One of the most exciting political art practices in Tokyo. 21st & 22nd June.
コムアイ×村田実莉によるHype Free Water主宰の体験型アートイベント『おかしなおかねⅡ』が6月に開催、架空の通貨で社会実験を実施。開催前にはテーマソングのリリースとリリパも
niewmedia.com/news/073195/
niewmedia.com/news/073195/
コムアイ×村田実莉主宰のイベント『おかしなおかねⅡ』開催、架空の通貨で社会実験 | NiEW（ニュー）
体験型アートイベント『おかしなおかねⅡ』が、6月21日（土）と22日（日）に東京・中目黒のJUST ANOTHER SPACEで開催される。 コムアイと村田実莉によるコレクティブ・Hype Free Waterが主宰する同イベントでは、「お金の価値とは何か？」をテーマとした社会実験を実施。架空の銀行「地球銀行ホイホイ」が発行するオリジナル通貨「ぺ〜ら」を用い...
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June 3, 2025 at 8:22 AM
One of the most exciting political art practices in Tokyo. 21st & 22nd June.
"Kanarta: Alive in Dreams" is gonna be screened in two locations in Fukuoka, Japan. Bilingual subtitles in JP / EN. I'll be there for a talk.
2025.6.5 [Thu]
OPEN 19:00-/START 19:30-
￥3,300
2025.6.7 [Sat]
OPEN 14:00-/START 14:30-
￥3,300+1drink order
Apply from here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
2025.6.5 [Thu]
OPEN 19:00-/START 19:30-
￥3,300
2025.6.7 [Sat]
OPEN 14:00-/START 14:30-
￥3,300+1drink order
Apply from here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
May 13, 2025 at 2:34 AM
"Kanarta: Alive in Dreams" is gonna be screened in two locations in Fukuoka, Japan. Bilingual subtitles in JP / EN. I'll be there for a talk.
2025.6.5 [Thu]
OPEN 19:00-/START 19:30-
￥3,300
2025.6.7 [Sat]
OPEN 14:00-/START 14:30-
￥3,300+1drink order
Apply from here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
2025.6.5 [Thu]
OPEN 19:00-/START 19:30-
￥3,300
2025.6.7 [Sat]
OPEN 14:00-/START 14:30-
￥3,300+1drink order
Apply from here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
"Kanarta: Alive in Dreams" full film on YouTube. The first ethnographic film on Shuar people in Ecuadorian Amazonia.
Themes such as plant medicine, ayahuasca, house building, social life, generational relationship are captured with distinctive approach.
Enjoy :)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=exwo...
Themes such as plant medicine, ayahuasca, house building, social life, generational relationship are captured with distinctive approach.
Enjoy :)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=exwo...
Kanarta: vivos en sueños (2020 por Akimi Ota)
YouTube video by Amazonian Films
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January 12, 2025 at 9:20 PM
"Kanarta: Alive in Dreams" full film on YouTube. The first ethnographic film on Shuar people in Ecuadorian Amazonia.
Themes such as plant medicine, ayahuasca, house building, social life, generational relationship are captured with distinctive approach.
Enjoy :)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=exwo...
Themes such as plant medicine, ayahuasca, house building, social life, generational relationship are captured with distinctive approach.
Enjoy :)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=exwo...
Celebrating New Year in Salvador.
January 1, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Celebrating New Year in Salvador.
リキッド・アマゾニア - ５ | ウェブマガジン「あき地」
「決めた。君の名前は今からナンキだ」。村の男たち数人がセバスティアンの家に集まっていた。特別な用事のために訪ねたわけで…
www.akishobo.com
January 1, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Almost finishing the 5th chapter of my forthcoming book “Liquid Amazonia”. Enjoying the process a lot but writing is always tough.
December 25, 2024 at 2:11 PM
Almost finishing the 5th chapter of my forthcoming book “Liquid Amazonia”. Enjoying the process a lot but writing is always tough.
Back in Salvador da Bahia, Brazil. From this year I have been spending time here in order to explore possession cult, corporality and forms of relationship with natural elements through Candomblé, capoeira and much more. I aim to create artworks using video, photography, sound and text.
December 7, 2024 at 12:16 PM
Back in Salvador da Bahia, Brazil. From this year I have been spending time here in order to explore possession cult, corporality and forms of relationship with natural elements through Candomblé, capoeira and much more. I aim to create artworks using video, photography, sound and text.
New episode of my web series “Liquid Amazonia”. A mixture of ethnography, nonfiction and postcolonial literature describing my PhD fieldwork in Amazonia. It’s gonna be published in Japanese initially but I will publish translations too. Any suggestions welcome.
www.akishobo.com/akichi/ota3/...
www.akishobo.com/akichi/ota3/...
リキッド・アマゾニア - ４ | ウェブマガジン「あき地」
「アロ？」２週間も経っていないのに、すでにこの声が懐かしく聞こえる。電話越しに、建物の外で行われている工事の音がわずか…
www.akishobo.com
December 4, 2024 at 10:55 AM
New episode of my web series “Liquid Amazonia”. A mixture of ethnography, nonfiction and postcolonial literature describing my PhD fieldwork in Amazonia. It’s gonna be published in Japanese initially but I will publish translations too. Any suggestions welcome.
www.akishobo.com/akichi/ota3/...
www.akishobo.com/akichi/ota3/...
Whatever pretext there is, she is responsible for the discursive chaos in the aftermath of violence incited by Tel Aviv fans. By taking back her misleading use of word, she is only trying to distance herself from accountability.
Amsterdam mayor takes back 'pogrom' comments following Maccabi-Ajax violence - https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/amsterdam-mayor-walks-back-calling-violence-after-maccabi-ajax-match-pogrom
Amsterdam mayor takes back 'pogrom' comments following Maccabi-Ajax violence
Femke Halsema said Israel 'bypassed' Dutch authorities and that the description had been 'turned into propaganda'
www.middleeasteye.net
November 20, 2024 at 5:44 PM
Whatever pretext there is, she is responsible for the discursive chaos in the aftermath of violence incited by Tel Aviv fans. By taking back her misleading use of word, she is only trying to distance herself from accountability.
As an alumni of the University of Manchester, I support students fighting against complicity in Israel's genocidal campaigns in Palestine and Lebanon.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=L4nS...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=L4nS...
Students disrupt pro-Israeli event at the University of Manchester
YouTube video by Middle East Eye
www.youtube.com
November 16, 2024 at 6:47 PM
As an alumni of the University of Manchester, I support students fighting against complicity in Israel's genocidal campaigns in Palestine and Lebanon.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=L4nS...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=L4nS...
I’ve just quit X and Threads. I’m too frustrated with horrible censorship and zombie bots. Bluesky is my only platform for tweeting now. Although I’m not 100% sure of its future, it’s the best tool of this kind for me at the moment so I’ll give it a try.
November 4, 2024 at 4:31 PM
I’ve just quit X and Threads. I’m too frustrated with horrible censorship and zombie bots. Bluesky is my only platform for tweeting now. Although I’m not 100% sure of its future, it’s the best tool of this kind for me at the moment so I’ll give it a try.
My ethnographic documentary on Shuar people of Ecuadorean Amazonia “KANARTA” is now available on Vimeo OTT with English, Spanish, Portuguese and French subtitles.
Anyone interested in the life in contemporary Amazonia and experimental film, please check it out!
toquestudio.vhx.tv/products/kan...
Anyone interested in the life in contemporary Amazonia and experimental film, please check it out!
toquestudio.vhx.tv/products/kan...
Kanarta: Alive in Dreams
Sebastian and Pastora live in a Shuar village in the Upper Amazonia of Ecuador. Sebastian is not only a respected healer, but also a medicinal botanist who experiments with unknown plants he encounter...
toquestudio.vhx.tv
May 27, 2024 at 11:11 PM
My ethnographic documentary on Shuar people of Ecuadorean Amazonia “KANARTA” is now available on Vimeo OTT with English, Spanish, Portuguese and French subtitles.
Anyone interested in the life in contemporary Amazonia and experimental film, please check it out!
toquestudio.vhx.tv/products/kan...
Anyone interested in the life in contemporary Amazonia and experimental film, please check it out!
toquestudio.vhx.tv/products/kan...
¡Mi película documental "KANARTA" llega en Quito!
El cine independiente Ochoymedio va a proyectarla durante una semana desde el 9 de abril.
Después del estreno el martes 9 de abril, vamos a dar una apertura. Quiero invitar toda la gente y mis amigos que viven en Quito!
www.ochoymedio.net/kanarta/
El cine independiente Ochoymedio va a proyectarla durante una semana desde el 9 de abril.
Después del estreno el martes 9 de abril, vamos a dar una apertura. Quiero invitar toda la gente y mis amigos que viven en Quito!
www.ochoymedio.net/kanarta/
Kanarta – OCHOYMEDIOUntitled Document
www.ochoymedio.net
April 1, 2024 at 2:49 PM
¡Mi película documental "KANARTA" llega en Quito!
El cine independiente Ochoymedio va a proyectarla durante una semana desde el 9 de abril.
Después del estreno el martes 9 de abril, vamos a dar una apertura. Quiero invitar toda la gente y mis amigos que viven en Quito!
www.ochoymedio.net/kanarta/
El cine independiente Ochoymedio va a proyectarla durante una semana desde el 9 de abril.
Después del estreno el martes 9 de abril, vamos a dar una apertura. Quiero invitar toda la gente y mis amigos que viven en Quito!
www.ochoymedio.net/kanarta/
Yesterday in Tokyo I organised screenings of the trenchant documentary shot in Palestine “5 broken cameras”. I invited photojournalist Rei Shiva and artist KOM_I for a talk session. I believe it’s one of the most important films to screen all over the world now, even though it’s made 13 years ago.
March 25, 2024 at 4:38 AM
Yesterday in Tokyo I organised screenings of the trenchant documentary shot in Palestine “5 broken cameras”. I invited photojournalist Rei Shiva and artist KOM_I for a talk session. I believe it’s one of the most important films to screen all over the world now, even though it’s made 13 years ago.