DUST TO DUST
Renowned Japanese fashion designer Yuima Nakazato is a key figure in the ethical manufacturing movement. As the second Japanese designer ever invited to Paris Haute Couture Fashion Week, Nakazato is dedicated to merging his unique artistic vision with sustainable, green technology. Kosai Sekine's film DUST TO DUST chronicles Nakazato's journey towards socially responsible fashion, from the landfills of Kenya to the Paris runway. Through his ethereal designs, Yuima Nakazato offers a radical reimagining of the fashion industry, emphasizing a future where creativity and care for the world go hand in hand.
Festivals
- "Human/Nature Award", Tribeca Film Festival, USA (2024) - World Premiere
- Ars Electronica, Austria (2024)
- Dialogues Documentary Festival, USA (2024)
- Adelaide Film Festival, Change Award Competition, Australia (2024)
- El Gouna Film Festival, Egypt (2024)
- Double Exposure Investigative Film Festival, USA (2024)
- Victoria Film Festival, Canada (2025)
- InScience - International Science Film Festival Nijmegen, The Netherlands (2025)
- Le Festival International du Film sur l'Art, Canada (2025)
- Moritz Feed Dog - Barcelona Fashion Film Festival, Spain (2025)
- Architecture+Design Film Festival, Canada (2025)
- EPOS – International Art Film Festival, Israel (2025)
- Riviera International Film Festival, Italy (2025)
- "Green Warsaw Award for Best Environmentally Themed Film", Millennium Docs Against Gravity, Poland (2025)
- Fashion in Film Festival, Grounded: Fashion’s Entanglements with Nature, UK (2025)
- Green Visions Potsdam, Opening Film, Germany (2025)
- FICMEC The International Environmental Film Festival of the Canary Islands, Spain(2025)
- Art Stays Festival of Contemporary Art, Slovenia (2025)
- EIDF (EBS International Documentary Film Festival), South Korea (2025)
- Dili International Film Festivals (DIFF), Timor-Leste (2025)
- Fashion Film Festival Tallinn, Estonia (2025)
- "Audience Award - Impact Section" Another Way Film Festival, Spain (2025)
- Beirut Art Film Festival, Lebanon (2025)
- Guelph Film Festival, Canada (2025)
More info
- From the statement of the jury (Łukasz Czajka, Leszek Drogosz and Agata Szafraniuk) for “Green Warsaw Award for Best Environmentally Themed Film”, Millennium Docs Against Gravity, Poland (2025): "One film in particular stood out for highlighting this link between water and overconsumption. A film that not only documents the problem but also asks difficult questions. About ourselves. About the system we co-create – and have the power to change. It offers no easy answers – because it honestly admits there are none. But it points the way forward. Toward circularity. Toward responsible production. Toward action. For its honesty. For its ability to find a trace of beauty even in the mess of excess. The Green Warsaw Award for Best Environmentally Themed Film goes to Dust to Dust directed by Kosai Sekine."
Synopsis
Renowned Japanese fashion designer Yuima Nakazato is a key figure in the ethical manufacturing movement. As the second Japanese designer ever invited to Paris Haute Couture Fashion Week, Nakazato is dedicated to merging his unique artistic vision with sustainable, green technology. Kosai Sekine's film DUST TO DUST chronicles Nakazato's journey towards socially responsible fashion, from the landfills of Kenya to the Paris runway. Through his ethereal designs, Yuima Nakazato offers a radical reimagining of the fashion industry, emphasizing a future where creativity and care for the world go hand in hand.
Festivals
- "Human/Nature Award", Tribeca Film Festival, USA (2024) - World Premiere
- Ars Electronica, Austria (2024)
- Dialogues Documentary Festival, USA (2024)
- Adelaide Film Festival, Change Award Competition, Australia (2024)
- El Gouna Film Festival, Egypt (2024)
- Double Exposure Investigative Film Festival, USA (2024)
- Victoria Film Festival, Canada (2025)
- InScience - International Science Film Festival Nijmegen, The Netherlands (2025)
- Le Festival International du Film sur l'Art, Canada (2025)
- Moritz Feed Dog - Barcelona Fashion Film Festival, Spain (2025)
- Architecture+Design Film Festival, Canada (2025)
- EPOS – International Art Film Festival, Israel (2025)
- Riviera International Film Festival, Italy (2025)
- "Green Warsaw Award for Best Environmentally Themed Film", Millennium Docs Against Gravity, Poland (2025)
- Fashion in Film Festival, Grounded: Fashion’s Entanglements with Nature, UK (2025)
- Green Visions Potsdam, Opening Film, Germany (2025)
- FICMEC The International Environmental Film Festival of the Canary Islands, Spain(2025)
- Art Stays Festival of Contemporary Art, Slovenia (2025)
- EIDF (EBS International Documentary Film Festival), South Korea (2025)
- Dili International Film Festivals (DIFF), Timor-Leste (2025)
- Fashion Film Festival Tallinn, Estonia (2025)
- "Audience Award - Impact Section" Another Way Film Festival, Spain (2025)
- Beirut Art Film Festival, Lebanon (2025)
- Guelph Film Festival, Canada (2025)
More info
- From the statement of the jury (Łukasz Czajka, Leszek Drogosz and Agata Szafraniuk) for “Green Warsaw Award for Best Environmentally Themed Film”, Millennium Docs Against Gravity, Poland (2025): "One film in particular stood out for highlighting this link between water and overconsumption. A film that not only documents the problem but also asks difficult questions. About ourselves. About the system we co-create – and have the power to change. It offers no easy answers – because it honestly admits there are none. But it points the way forward. Toward circularity. Toward responsible production. Toward action. For its honesty. For its ability to find a trace of beauty even in the mess of excess. The Green Warsaw Award for Best Environmentally Themed Film goes to Dust to Dust directed by Kosai Sekine."