Tenryu Mura
A short film about conflict transformation in a remote Japanese village, produced with Middlebury College.
A documentary on the World War II history of a small village in the mountains of Nagano Prefecture, Japan, and how one community reckons with a significant, tragic, and painful segment of its past. (Source: Middlebury College)
- Year
- 2023
- Hunter's role
- Director of Photography
- Director
- Ethan Murphy (Middlebury College professor — longtime mentor to Hunter)
- Type
- Short Film
- Runtime
- ~20 minutes
- Countries
- Japan (Tenryū Village, southern tip of Nagano Prefecture — population ~1,275, 90%+ mountains and forest, Tenryū River)
Collaborators
- Ethan Murphy
Awards
N/A
Festivals
N/A
Real-world impact
Contributes to the Middlebury Tenryumura History Project's ongoing work of translating, analyzing, and archiving the village's historical records. Documents community reconciliation with WWII-era forced labor history. Supports intercultural dialogue and conflict transformation — core themes of Middlebury's academic mission.