The European Premiere of ‘WHOLE／ホール’ by Bilal Kawazoe + Panel Discussion @ the Natural History Museum London

Multippl’s first event – The European Premiere of ‘WHOLE／ホール’ followed by a panel discussion

Please join us for multippl‘s first event – everyone is welcome! Get tickets below.

‘WHOLE／ホール’ honestly depicts the complexities of identity crisis and the struggles mixed ethnicity people face in Japanese society. 

Synopsis

Haruki (Kai Sandy), a mixed ethnicity student decides to quit college and travel to Japan to better understand his Japanese roots. Upon arrival Haruki experiences racial adversity and struggles to connect with his parents. However, one day Haruki meets a guy named Makoto (Usman Kawazoe), a construction worker raised in Kansai who is also mixed ethnicity.
Although Haruki and Makoto are complete opposites in terms of personality and socioeconomic status, they quickly form a friendship.

Through a series of events, Haruki and Makoto grow closer and begin their journey from “Half” to “Whole.

The film won the Japan Cuts Award Special Mention at the 14th Osaka Asian Film Festival and was officially entered into the largest Japanese film festival in North America, Japan Cuts (New York.)

Panel Discussion

After the The European Premiere of ‘WHOLE／ホール’ we will reflect on the film and have a panel discussion with 3 special guests.

The guests are all mixed ethnicity Asians who are thriving in various industries. The discussion will focus on mixed ethnicity in the arts and culture sector. The panellists will talk about their experiences and we will discuss the importance of improving access, diversity and representation in these spaces, while building a community space for people of mixed ethnicity.

The panel discussion will involve a Q&A, please feel free to ask any questions to the panel.

Panellists

Dom Hadley – Half Thai Half British fashion influencer and fashion brand owner.
Saïna – Half Japanese Half British singer songwriter
Laure Chan – Half Chinese Half French violinist, composer and recording artist

Following the panel discussion there will be time to chat with fellow attendees and entertainment (more to follow!)

We cannot wait to finally meet you all at The European Premiere of ‘WHOLE／ホール’

Much Love, multippl team