The Lotus Club: Japanese Documentary Series

A lotus flower grows out of the mud and blossoms above the muddy surface of the water. What can be seen above the muddy surface of Japan and Scotland, in the eyes of two Glasgow-based Japanese journalists?

Our new monthly 'Lotus Club' will screen a selection of documentaries, with opportunities for discussion too.

July Screenings

“Fukushima: Radiation map and Evacuation” (2020, 65 mins)

The making of the radiation map of Fukushima gave momentum towards the creation of the Institute of Environmental Radioactivity.

Total running time: 65 mins

August Screenings

“Rehabilitate Tomioka, Fukushima” (2020, 70 mins)

After the Fukushima nuclear accident, all the residents of Tomioka town were evacuated. Can the Town be made habitable again?

Total running time: 70 mins

September Screenings

“The Clyde made Glasgow - John Fyfe Anderson” (2016, 31 mins)

This well-known phrase is often talked about in relation to ship building, but what can we talk about it in relation to David Livingston?

“Pipe organs explained - Alan Kitchen” (2019, 35 mins)

How layers of sound are produced by a pipe organ? Alan Kitchen, Direst of Music at Wellington Church, explains while playing an organ.

Total running time: 66 mins

October Screenings

“Action for peace - Sally Beaumont” (2015, 23 mins)

“You cannot expect to defeat the absurdity of the life, but you must make attempt” – Sally Beaumont is a non-violent peace activist.

“Remember Lt. Jack M. Young - Ken Fyfe” (2019, 13 mins)]

While sending his men back to Kohima, India, Jack Young from Glasgow fought all alone in Kharasom and was killed by the Japanese.

“Live a librarian - Sheila Craik” (2019, 18 mins)

Sheila Craik worked at Glasgow University Library for 37 years. What is it like to live a librarian’s life?

Total running time: 54 mins

November Screenings

“Fukushima July 2022” (2023, 90 mins)

How did the Covid-19 pandemic and Russian invasion of Ukraine affect Fukushima - Chernobyl joint research project? What are Fukushima University scientists’ concerns for the discharge of radioactive water into the ocean?

Total running time: 90 mins

Host or Publisher Glasgow Museums at Kelvin Hall