EXCLUSIVE: Vice has picked up all rights to documentary The Toxic Pigs of Fukushima by The Eagle Huntress filmmaker Otto Bell.The film charts the aftermath of the Great East Japan Earthquake of 2011 which triggered a tsunami, nuclear disaster and mass evacuations in Fukushima Prefecture.
Today, as part of a government push to encourage resettlement, local hunters have been enlisted to dispose of radiated wild boars that now roam the abandoned streets and buildings.The film was inspired by the photographs of co-producers Toru Hanai and Yuki Iwanami and the original score was written and performed by ambient artist Midori Takada.The deal was negotiated by Jason Guberman, Chris Andaya, Maral Usefi and Zara Meerza for Vice.
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