HOLLYWOOD PREMIERE
DATE: March 3, 2026
EVENT: Golden State Film Festival (Block EEE)
VENUE: TCL Chinese Theater 3, Hollywood Blvd, Los Angeles, California
DATE: March 3, 2026
EVENT: Golden State Film Festival (Block EEE)
VENUE: TCL Chinese Theater 3, Hollywood Blvd, Los Angeles, California
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NEW ZEALAND / OCEANIA PREMIERE
DATE: March 9, 2026 EVENT: Third Culture New Zealand Film Festival VENUE: Luxe Cinemas, Tauranga, New Zealand |
FRENCH PREMIERE
DATE: March 30 - April 13, 2026 EVENT: 21st Festival Autour de l'Europe VENUE: Multicine Les 7 Parnassiens, Paris, France |
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ORIGINAL SCORE
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INTERNATIONAL EXPERIMENTAL FILM
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EXPERIMENTAL FILM
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"To see the cry against the atomic bomb and war packed into nine minutes,
when we all faced this together, has filled us with deep gratitude."
when we all faced this together, has filled us with deep gratitude."
THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
HIROSHIMA INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
HIROSHIMA INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
"A visually stunning, chilling reminder of something everyone needs to
remember and never forget, with a vibrant and haunting musical score."
remember and never forget, with a vibrant and haunting musical score."
THE JURY
ROCHESTER INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
ROCHESTER INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
"A mysterious story, with the minimal use of color very effective in conveying the sense of desolation
and destruction, while the few colorful things impactfully portrayed the great sense of loss."
and destruction, while the few colorful things impactfully portrayed the great sense of loss."
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"Beautifully executed...it left me with
a sense of hope for the human race." "A moving, daring experimental film
with a beautiful score." |
"A deeply resonant short."
"Drives home the reality of the message and great sense of human suffering."
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"A truly excellent film."
"An experimental film that tells a story."
"Very beautiful poetic work."
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2025 | DRAMA, HISTORY
BASED ON TRUE EVENTS
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The Story
Under the charred veil of Hiroshima, Nagasaki and Chernobyl, survivors bear treachery’s shroud, hunting redemption through a generational silence that shrieks with ghosts of the forgotten.
Key Cast
STARRING
The Man, The Woman, The Girl, The Children, The People, Aiko Ikemoto, Toru Ikemoto, Daigo Hirono, the Girls of Hiroshima, the Boys of Nagasaki. Main Crew
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Official Poster (2025)
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© 2025 Avinu Films | United States & Malta | 9 mins
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Gallery
Director's Statement
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Whispers From the Core is an experimental cinematic elegy that binds the haunting legacies of Hiroshima, Nagasaki, and Chernobyl – three deep wounds on humanity’s soul, each carved by a catastrophic breach of trust. This film is a visceral exploration of the survivors’ unspoken burdens and the ghostly echoes that reverberate across generations. It portrays survivors not only as bearers of pain, but as quiet rebels, defying erasure and seeking meaning amid unimaginable loss. My vision is to immerse audiences in the raw, human aftermath of these events, using stark realism blended with poetic surrealism to evoke their charred landscapes. Subtle whispers summon the past, while a soundscape of ambient dissonance and haunting melodies mirrors the tension between memory and suppression.
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This film is deeply personal, born from my exploration of humanity’s endurance through the atomic wreckage of history. It honors the survivors, while confronting uneasy truths about our capacity for destruction – and healing. Whispers From the Core is not meant to provide answers, but to provoke questions about legacy, accountability, and the courage to break silence. It is a tribute to those who believe that even in our darkest chapters – chapters that feel perilously close to repeating – there is a story of survival and a road to peace that must never be forgotten.
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Original Soundtrack
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COMPOSER
MARCELLE ABELA
FEATURED SOLOISTS
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Thanks
SPECIAL THANKS
James Delia
Michael A. Levine
James Delia
Michael A. Levine
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THANKS
Sean Gallup Gleb Garanich Anatoli Kliaschuk Yoshito Matsushige Joe Roger O'Donnell Ezra Shaw Yosuke Yahamata |
OTHER THANKS
Chicago Tribune Japan Professional Photographers Association Hiroshima for Global Peace National Archives and Records Administration United States Army United States Department of Defense |
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