— About YŪREI (GHOSTS) —
The veiled history of Japanese Mexicans and the enduring impact of historical silence on their descendants is portrayed through landscape and choreographic exploration, questioning the formation and theatricality of individual and collective identity. When all that is left of history are vague memories, how do invisible wounds heal?
Through a five-chapter structure, the documentary transits different areas of Mexico, a progression of dance, and the documentary format itself. The chapters progress through the rigidity of Japanese Noh theater, Butoh, and personal dance—as well as moving from the traditional documentary form to an intimate and sensory exploration of memory.