https://sybillapatrizia.com Sybilla Patrizia | Filmmaker and Photographer Mon, 04 May 2026 12:32:07 +0000 https://sybillapatrizia.com en https://sybillapatrizia.com/Sybilla-Patrizia Tue, 26 Jan 2016 16:08:15 +0000 Sybilla Patrizia | Filmmaker and Photographer https://sybillapatrizia.com/Sybilla-Patrizia &nbsp; https://sybillapatrizia.com/A-COLOR-I-NAMED-BLUE-documentary Sun, 22 Sep 2024 14:25:51 +0000 Sybilla Patrizia | Filmmaker and Photographer https://sybillapatrizia.com/A-COLOR-I-NAMED-BLUE-documentary 色をこえて青を見る　A color I named blueDocumentary Short 16min Screenings: Barbican LondonDOC NYC&nbsp; (Special Mention) Sheffield DocFest&nbsp; Palm Springs ShortFest SCAD Savannah Film Festival&nbsp;Sapporo International Short Film Festival&nbsp; (Best National Short Award) Short Shorts Film Festival&amp;Asia&nbsp; DC/DOX Tokyo Documentary Film Festival Houston Cinema Arts FestivalDialogues Documentary Film Festival, Milwaukee Minikino Film Week Bali Ridgeway Film Festival India Doc Fest Driven by the memory of a deep shade of blue he cannot forget, Watanabe dedicates his life to the pursuit of recreating Japan’s most perfect shade of indigo. For years he tries to understand the unique alchemy of factors that will bring forth his ideal hue until fate introduces him to Kato, a young artisan who is colorblind. Together, they uncover a new way to see blue beyond just color.渡邉は忘れることのできない深い藍色の記憶に突き動かされ、日本で最も完璧 な藍色を生み出すため人生を捧げてきた。理想の青を実現するために必要な要 素を何年も探求し続けていた彼は、ある日、色覚多様性を持つ若き職人・加藤と 運命的に出会う。二人は共に、色彩という概念を超えた、新たな「青」の見方 を見つけようと歩み始める。 Featuring:Kenta WatanabeShinya Kato Director&amp;Producer: Sybilla PatriziaProducer: Mai HosomuraExecutive Producer: Mai Ushikubo, Reina SengaCinematography: Andrzej RudzEditor: Mariko IdeAssociate Producer: Hidekazu TsutsuiGaffer: Yosuke ShimadaSound Mixing: Kentaro KimuraColorist: James Clayton Daniels Poster Design: Jan Wojda <img width="810" height="1080" width_o="810" height_o="1080" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/12e0b8285a7c0981c56f1ea22334e1b5348f6b4d86b7ad70d20b4e7bc328c649/A-Color-I-Named-Blue-Laurel-vertical-3.jpg" data-mid="239223449" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/810/i/12e0b8285a7c0981c56f1ea22334e1b5348f6b4d86b7ad70d20b4e7bc328c649/A-Color-I-Named-Blue-Laurel-vertical-3.jpg" /> <img width="2119" height="3000" 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Launched in 2026, the project brings together filmmakers, writers, and artists to tell stories that move beyond surface narratives — focusing instead on the lived realities of places shaped by shifting values, climate change, and the pressures of over-tourism. As Creative Director in the initial project phase, I developed the visual and narrative direction of the platform and created the first photographic series, shot primarily on film. The work reflects an interest in slower, more attentive forms of storytelling — observing the textures of daily life and the relationships between people, materials, and place. The inaugural story takes place in Kurashiki, a historic merchant town with a deep legacy of craft and manufacturing. Through encounters with artisans and local curators, the series explores what it means to sustain tradition today — not as a fixed idea, but as something continuously shaped through care, labor, and community. SUKI will continue to grow over the coming years as a platform for collaborative storytelling across Japan. 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data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/b46047e264e6dc2666db6cde24512d5b4eb5769ebbaa14b1a1d2b2b14ceb2b35/_DSF9266.jpg" data-mid="247840667" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/b46047e264e6dc2666db6cde24512d5b4eb5769ebbaa14b1a1d2b2b14ceb2b35/_DSF9266.jpg" /> <img width="1080" height="1350" width_o="1080" height_o="1350" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/d081cd1516596cc143e97d5c1bd1e11b8dcfdfc09f3ca39625a4c40cd847594b/Kodani-san-shas-spent-decades-working-with-glass-in-Kurashiki--building-on-a-practice-passed-down.jpg" data-mid="247840563" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/d081cd1516596cc143e97d5c1bd1e11b8dcfdfc09f3ca39625a4c40cd847594b/Kodani-san-shas-spent-decades-working-with-glass-in-Kurashiki--building-on-a-practice-passed-down.jpg" /> SUKI — Kodani-sanPhoto series for SUKI a project by Marui.&nbsp; Inside the intense heat of the kiln, Kodani-san works mostly at night, when the air cools and the glass becomes more responsive to his breath. Each object emerges in minutes, shaped by movements refined over a lifetime. As the second generation of Kurashiki Glass, he continues a lineage that is both deeply rooted and increasingly fragile. Without a successor, the future of his practice remains uncertain — a quiet reminder that tradition is not guaranteed, but must be carried forward, or allowed to disappear. Photographs by Sybilla Patrizia https://sybillapatrizia.com/NOWNESS-Artist-Residency-Ching-Ya-Lin Thu, 23 Apr 2026 01:42:15 +0000 Sybilla Patrizia | Filmmaker and Photographer https://sybillapatrizia.com/NOWNESS-Artist-Residency-Ching-Ya-Lin NOWNESS — Artist Residency: Ching Ya Lin6 min, 2026︎︎︎Link Set within the quiet rhythms of Nara, Japan, this film traces Ching Ya Lin’s immersion into hyōgu—the traditional mounting of works on paper and silk—and the philosophy of the kakejiku hanging scroll. As she lives and works in close dialogue with her surroundings, she encounters sumi ink artist Christine Flint Sato and visits some of the last remaining ink-making studios in the region. 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Photographer https://sybillapatrizia.com/IKEA-Hemma IKEA — Hemma 45“ brand film Hemma follows two-Michelin-star Chef Noboru Arai as he moves between the precision of his restaurant Hommage and the intimacy of his home kitchen in Tokyo. Inviting us into his private space, the film explores a shift in perspective—where cooking is no longer about perfection or pressure, but about care, comfort, and the quiet beauty of everyday meals. Through preparing a humble dish of egg on rice, Chef Arai reconnects with the emotional core of food—reflecting on how the simplest meals can often hold the deepest meaning. Client: IKEAAgency: Wieden+Kennedy Production: AOI Pro. Inc. Director: Sybilla Patrizia Assistant Director: Yu Inose Producer: Daisuke Misu, Kosuke Sakai PM: Hayato Takenaka, Kotaro Hayashi DoP: Chris Rudz 1st AC: Takao Baba Production Designer: Taiyo Nobata Gaffer: Yosuke Shimada Editor: Sachi Sasaki Music: Seiji Champollion Colorist: Mai Kawamura Sound Design: Kentaro KimuraFor Wieden+Kennedy Tokyo:Creative Director: Max PilwatCopywriter: Kensuke Tsugaru, Kiran StricklandArt Director: Akane YasudaHead of Production: Kosuke Sasaki Producer: Megumi Wakayabashi Assistant Producer: Emi Yamashita Grey and many more... https://sybillapatrizia.com/FINANCIAL-TIMES-Ghost-hunting-Tokyo-style Sat, 31 Jan 2026 12:04:21 +0000 Sybilla Patrizia | Filmmaker and Photographer https://sybillapatrizia.com/FINANCIAL-TIMES-Ghost-hunting-Tokyo-style &nbsp; <img width="2200" height="1358" width_o="2200" height_o="1358" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/1ff94924ffe9cb5abf5e337a9200cea379593268f1a5164eece2e998e3771062/Doubles-Haunted-Tokyo1.png" 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data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/63b0896060c803b1652c72d80d7d91c4daf61fbaf99eb1908f6885d0047693d4/_DSF7523.jpg" data-mid="244241981" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/63b0896060c803b1652c72d80d7d91c4daf61fbaf99eb1908f6885d0047693d4/_DSF7523.jpg" /> <img width="1500" height="2000" width_o="1500" height_o="2000" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/28a2436a9900442cb6d279c54486656faad1bd4aa7ba3adfd88d1da20e67dd6b/_DSF8058.jpg" data-mid="244242002" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/28a2436a9900442cb6d279c54486656faad1bd4aa7ba3adfd88d1da20e67dd6b/_DSF8058.jpg" /> &nbsp; Financial TimesGhost-hunting, Tokyo Style2025*See the full article here From a cursed road tunnel and eerie vending machines to a haunted shopping mall with a dark past, the uncanny lurks where you least expect it in the Japanese capital .Words by&nbsp;Leo Lewis Photography by Sybilla Patrizia https://sybillapatrizia.com/NOWNESS-Toma-Unrestored Sun, 28 Sep 2025 00:08:51 +0000 Sybilla Patrizia | Filmmaker and Photographer https://sybillapatrizia.com/NOWNESS-Toma-Unrestored NOWNESS — Toma Unrestored7 min, 2025︎︎︎Link In the Japanese city of Nara, Shingo Sakuma and Jin-Yi Liu have preserved an 18th century Shinto priest family’s residence on the edge of a primeval forest leading to the Kasugataisha Shrine. Now an art space, Toma House has been restored from near-collapse by the Toma family’s descendants, standing with the monumental architecture and spiritual landmarks of Nara’s historic Takabatakecho district, and the forest’s free-roaming deer – said to be sacred messengers of the Shinto gods. While exhibitions, workshops, and artist residencies occupy the space, parts of the property remain untouched, as Shingo and Jin-Yi enlist traditional craftspeople to restore its individual elements. “Toma House exists in a state of in-betweenness. This film is about what remains unfinished – and how that state of incompleteness gives a space its life. I wanted to explore the emotional architecture. What does it mean to live with the past? And what does it mean to care for a place not as a possession, but as a living being?” Following a new phase of the project for the short documentary Toma Unrestored, Tokyo-based filmmaker Sybilla Patrizia captures Toma House as a vessel for art, memory, and reverence over the restoration of two sets of fusuma sliding doors, originally painted by Katsuyama Takugan. 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I was deeply moved and felt immediately transported into another world, listening to the drums, singing and watching the dancing of the performers while being surrounded by the hot and humid weather that characterizes Japanese summers. https://sybillapatrizia.com/MLB-Hometown-Heroes Sun, 10 Aug 2025 15:07:22 +0000 Sybilla Patrizia | Filmmaker and Photographer https://sybillapatrizia.com/MLB-Hometown-Heroes MLB — Hometown Heroes 3’ documentary + launch film In celebration of Japan’s top Major League Baseball players, twelve custom-designed manhole covers are cast in molten iron and installed in each athlete’s hometown — transforming everyday infrastructure into permanent public monuments. This short documentary follows the creation of these covers at a factory in Hiroshima, offering a rare glimpse into the epic process behind one of Japan’s most overlooked crafts. While honoring baseball legends like Shohei Ohtani, the film also pays tribute to the unsung artisans — the metalworkers, designers, and factory crews — whose skill and dedication are quietly embedded in the streets beneath our feet. 舞台は広島県 。アメリカから遠く離れたこのマンホール工場で、日本人MLB選手達の唯一無二の物語を伝える唯一無二のマンホールが生まれた。情熱が込められた鉄の塊を見に行こう。 #ベースボールは唯一無二 Client: Major League Baseball | MLBAgency: Wieden+Kennedy Director+DoP: Sybilla Patrizia AC: Sterling VicentiGaffer: Shintaro TakazakiEditors: Gabriela González, Sybilla Patrizia Colorist: Mai KawamuraSound Design: Kentaro Kimura Sound Recordist: Masatoshi Matsuura, Saki Funakoshi Narration: Daisuke AsadaManhole Production: TOMOTETSU KOGYO CO. , LTD. Full Film: