The doc-film, created with a combination of travel documentary and short film style with the testimony. It can be called an ‘observational travel film’ as well. Public domain war footage and present views of Hiroshima has been used for testimony. We know the first atomic bomb was inserted in human history by the USA on August 6, 1945, in Hiroshima.
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Morning, 6th August 1945
The sky was shining with a bright light!
Mothers were preparing breakfast for lovely children.
Suddenly, a monster smoke coil occupied the sky!
Within a moment, Hiroshima became a city of fire.
Flying birds were burned in the sky!
Humen’s flashes were melted with extreme heat!
The horrible incident made hate-ism
and resentment in my heart!
I keenly feel true love for Hiroshima.
I was waiting to visit Hiroshima from boyhood.
At last, my Hiroshima tour happens.
In the city gate, I could not stop my tear of pain.
I thought Hiroshima is a war-torn city.
I was surprised to see today’s developed Hiroshima.
There was no war-sign, except in the peace memorial building.
The city has been ornamented with arranged buildings like other Japanese cities.
Japanese has forgiven, forgot, and love their enemies.
They made a new world-history and peace example by forgetting a difficult past.
The hate-ism has turned into love and friendship.
The USA is now the most bosom friend of Japan.
Forgetting the genocide
is not an easy task, but the Japanese made it easy.
Japanese planted the Sakura tree on the atom bomb ‘Littleboy’s ash-land.
Yes, humans can love more than hate.
The ruined Hiroshima is now respected
as the ‘City of Peace’, and ‘City of Forgiveness’
I have been inspired by Hiroshima and have forgiven my enemies.
Now I am free and enjoying peace in my original mind.
By war! Like Hiroshima, the morning light of any city
should not turn into the night.
Like you, I would like to see an atomic bomb free world,
war free peaceful world.
Loving enemies is love.
Forgiveness is power!
CREDIT
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Film: Shahidul Huq
md@shahidulhuq.com | www.shahidulhuq.com
Script & Edit: Shahjahan Siraj
siraj@machizo.com | www.machizo.com
Public domain footage from archive.org . The Music of Elegy Wayne Jones and Kevin MacLeod has been used in this film.