Million by 30: Amarachi Nwosu
Business Daily
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4.4 • 816 Ratings
🗓️ 3 June 2022
⏱️ 18 minutes
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Summary
As part of the Business Daily series Million by 30 we speak to Amarachi Nwosu, a filmmaker who wanted to look at race in Japan from a different angle. She spoke to black people in Toyko about their experiences in the country and uncovers a world of custom, curiosity and respect. Sam Fenwick hears more about what the film means to her, and what she hopes her next ‘million’ will be.
Picture: Amarachi Nwosu; Credit: Serah Alabi
Presenter: Sam Fenwick Producers: Helen Thomas and Hannah Bewley
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| 0:00.0 | Hello and welcome to Business Daily. |
| 0:04.6 | Today, the latest in our series, A Million by 30, |
| 0:08.2 | when we talk to people from across the world who've hit that milestone. |
| 0:12.7 | In this edition, it's the turn of Amarachi Nuoosu, |
| 0:16.0 | whose film about black people living in Japan |
| 0:18.5 | has been viewed more than a million times. |
| 0:22.4 | Although Japan is known as a homogenous country, there are people of color who have traveled |
| 0:28.2 | beyond their comfort zones to shape narratives on the black experience. |
| 0:34.2 | Black in Tokyo is a 10-minute film, which follows the experiences of five people living in the world's most populated city, Tokyo. |
| 0:42.9 | They each take us on a tour of their neighborhoods and talk to us about what it's like to live in a largely racially homogenous country. |
| 0:51.9 | You know, these people are interested in our culture very heavy out here. |
| 0:55.7 | I see a lot of things that we created, that they're doing it, and they're doing it well. |
| 1:00.2 | I'm Sam Fenwick, and in this edition of Business Daily from the BBC's World Service, |
| 1:04.7 | you'll hear from Amarachi Nowuu, whose film is helping break down cultural barriers |
| 1:10.0 | and has helped her learn about her own identity. |
| 1:15.4 | Amarachi, welcome to Business Daily. Thank you so much for joining us. First of all, tell us a little bit about you. |
| 1:22.2 | I'm actually Nigerian-American. I grew up in Washington, D.C., and I also lived in Nigeria in my early years. So I've really been |
| 1:30.8 | kind of between D.C., Nigeria, as well as London, because my mom actually grew up in London. |
| 1:37.4 | And so most of my cousins, about 20 different grandchildren live in London. So I spent every summer there |
| 1:43.6 | for about 10 years. And so I think |
| 1:46.1 | this was kind of the beginning of like my world lens and perspective. And you lived in Tokyo as well. |
| 1:52.2 | I mean, 40 million people live in Tokyo. Exactly. Yes. So I lived in Tokyo for two years. It actually |
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