Ito Shiori is a journalist, author, and filmmaker based in Japan and internationally. She has covered issues of gender, justice, and human rights through both writing and visual storytelling. Her book Black Box (2021), which documents her own experience as a survivor of sexual violence and Japan’s legal system, became part of the country’s #MeToo movement and was awarded the Free Press Association of Japan’s Best Journalism Award. In 2020, she was named one of TIME’s 100 Most Influential People. Before making her feature debut, Ito worked extensively as a camera operator and director on short investigative documentaries for international media. Her first feature documentary, Black Box Diaries (2024), premiered at Sundance International Film Festival in 2024 and has screened in more than 50 countries, earning nominations from the Academy Awards and the BAFTA Awards, and won the Peabody Award. She continues to explore the power of the camera as a tool for truth and connection.
From Busan International Film Festival 2025, No. 30
