A portrait of life under the COVID-19 pandemic, following asylum seekers, sex workers, and people experiencing homelessness on the margins of Tokyo. The film emerged from Docu Meme, a video collective co-founded at the onset of the pandemic. As social norms called on people to remain at home, three directors documented the voices of those pushed to society’s edges, while organizing online donations and public campaigns.

Directed, Shot & Edited by Itaru Matsui, Naoki Uchiyama, and Toru Kubota

Galaxy Encouragement Award, ATP Documentary Encouragement Award, and Anti-Poverty Journalism Award