Mari Terashima
Mari terashima
Mari Terashima is a filmmaker. She was born in 1965. She enrolled in a film making course at Kyoto College of Art (Kyoto University of the Art) in 1985, and studied with filmmakers such as Matumoto Toshio. Her 8mm film, Green Bug/Midorimushi won a grand prize at the Image Forum Festival. Two of her works, The Polyester Dog of Her Majesty the Queen/Joou heika no poriesuteru ken and Shot. Cut. Lovers. were selected for Maniacs of Disappearance, an exhibition that was commissioned by the Japan Foundation, and it was exhibited across twelve countries. She joined Split Film Festival in Croatia, and Yamgata International Documentary Film Festival, Japan with Princess Plum P-udding/Himekorogashi in 1999. Alice in the Underworld: The Dark Märchen Show!!, which was commissioned as the 18th original video work produced by the Aichi Arts Center, was officially invited to be exhibited at the 40th Rotterdam International Film Festival. Her personal documentary (self-documentary), Diary of a Rambling Woman / Chūbura onna moyamoya nikki: danna ni ienai himitsu gained an audience award at the Image Forum Festival 2016.
(Written by Wakae Nakane)