Underwater Transformation

Underwater Yokai series - Futakuchi Onna (二口女）
A second wife married into a family in Shimousa Province (present-day Chiba Prefecture). The husband had a daughter with his first wife, but the second wife only loved the daughter she gave birth to, so she did not feed her child well. Eventually the daughter was starving to death. 49 days later, while the husband was chopping firewood, the ax he raised accidentally split the back of his wife’s head. And then the wound became shaped like a human lip, part of the skull protruding into teeth, and part of the flesh resembling a tongue. This wound started to hurt a lot at a certain time, and when I put food in it, the pain subsided. A little later, a small sound came from the wound. When he listened closely, he heard a voice say, “I killed your first wife’s child. It was an unreasonable behavior.’’

下総国（現・千葉県）のある家に後妻が嫁いだ。夫には先妻との間に娘がいたが、後妻は自分の産んだ娘のみを愛し、先妻の子にろくな食事を与えず、とうとう餓死させてしまった。それから49日後、夫が薪を割っていたところ、振り上げた斧が誤って、後ろにいた妻の後頭部を割ってしまった。やがて傷口が人間の唇のような形になり、頭蓋骨の一部が突き出して歯に、肉の一部が舌のようになった。この傷口はある時刻になるとしきりに痛みsだし、食べ物を入れると痛みが引いた。さらに後、傷口から小さな音がした。耳を澄ますと「心得違いから先妻の子を殺してしまった、間違いだった」と声が聞こえたという。
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📷 Erena Shimoda

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Anesti – Army Veteran Anesti Vega is an army veteran. He uses scuba diving as a recreational therapy.

Second screening is happening tomorrow, 3/22 Friday at 4:30pm in Palm Springs!! I just bought a plane ticket and going to see the film one more time on a big screen!! If you are in and around the area, let’s go see it together!

Ticket link
https://www.amdocfilmfest.com/friday-march22-schedule

💧Army veteran & child hood trauma thriver cares deeply about humanity and a world of caring - https://mailchi.mp/82875783fbe8/army-veterans-first-adrenaline-fix-was-to-dive-with-sharks

“My name is Anesti Vega. I am an Army combat veteran, serving with the 101st Airborne Division and 7th Special Forces Group. I served tours in Kosovo, Afghanistan, and Colombia. I joined the Army straight out of high school as a means of attaining some stability in my life. I became homeless at 16 and was struggling a lot, so when the Army recruiter told me they’ll give me a paycheck, feed me, house me, and train me.... all that sounded appealing given my situation at the time. I planned on doing a quick four years since there weren’t any major conflicts, then 9/11 happened and changed everything.

To me, water means life. It means healing. Where I was looking for my next adrenaline fix by diving with sharks, is where I found what I actually needed in my life. Being neutrally buoyant in the water and being hyperfocused on my breathing as it controls that buoyancy is what helped me to feel present in the moment for the first time in a long time. It gave me a glimpse of the feeling I could have if I were to focus on my healing and that’s what I did. It took me some time, but I got connected with a great professional that specializes in working with veterans as well as childhood trauma and I’ve been on the path of healing ever since. Water served as the catalyst for all of that to happen.”

More photos and videos coming soon!! 💦

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Save the date!!! 🩵
3/17/2024 Sunday 9:40am (not pm)
Hammer Theatre Center
101 Paseo de San Antonio, San Jose, CA 95113
Oscar qualified international film festival, Cinequest

Take Me To The Ocean, a 5 min short documentary was accepted by Cinequest Film Festival!

This is once in a lifetime opportunity to see myself on a big screen. I refused to see the final footage because I wanted to watch it with everyone in a movie theater. And it’s happening!

I just Googled the image of the Hammer Theatre and WOW, it’s huge!! 🥹

This film was done by amazing film crews. They inspired me everyday. Thank you so much Ilanna for sharing your beautiful vision. I hope everyone can come watch it with us on Sunday the 17th!

とても嬉しい出来事を発表させていただきます。私が出演しているショートドキュメンタリーがサンノゼのCinequestフィルムフェスティバルに選べれました。３月１７日の朝９時４０分から始まります。実はこの日の為に皆様と同じ目で見れるように出来上がったフィルムはトレーラー以外まだ見ていません。映画館で見られるのは本当に夢のようです。もしお時間がありましたら是非お越しください。チケットのリンクはこちらです！

Tickets
https://tickets.cinequest.org/websales/pages/info.aspx?evtinfo=370824~a12ee803-7eae-437e-8208-1c4d52da2020&showing=370922&

Director: Ilanna Barkusky, .tv
Starring: Erena Shimoda
Director of Photography: Leo Maco,
Underwater Cinematographer: Jacqueline Lehr,
Editor: Nico Frank,
Trailer Editor: Whitney Weir,
1st AC: Kelsey Rivera,
Production Sound Mixer: Chris Camacho,
Grip: Evan Molyneaux,
Sound Design & Mix: Calvin Pia,
Colorist: Elodie Ichter, .ichter
Also featuring Sara Stinson,
Rescue Diver: Will Mariano
Boat Captain: Phil Sammet
Poster Design: Tori Huynh

Jared is an army veteran and he uses scuba diving as a recreational therapy. When he goes down deeper in the ocean, all the pain goes away.

“I’m an army veteran, serviced in the 82nd Airborne Infantry. When I serviced in Afghanistan in 2010, lost my right dominant arm. I have Traumatic Brain Injury, PTSD and scars with shrapnel still in my body. I’m injured and dealing with a lot but I’m still alive and capable of greatness. I’m a member of Dive Warriors The organization helps disabled veterans cope PTSD, physical disabilities and chronic pains through scuba diving. Scuba diving helps me and I realized water is more powerful then given credit for. Water is my equalizer and I love it.“

I’ll be meeting another veteran who also scuba dives in Florida this weekend. I can’t wait to submerge and experience the underwater transformation together.

🧜‍♂️ Jared Lemon
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“I am a survivor of 22 unsuccessful su***de attempts. Adopted at 6 months old, I struggled with the idea of how someone could just give me up. At 14 I attempted for the first time unaware of how much that day would change my life. For the next 16 years my mental health was all over the place. Very public su***de attempt at the Golden Gate Bridge at age 22 by the age of 30 I was up to 22 su***de attempts. 10 years ago I fought to take my life back and since then I have had the opportunity to speak in almost every state sharing my lived experience.

After I finished the photoshoot, I felt so good and refreshed being able to complete something like this gave me an enormous amount of confidence for things in the future that I have to do that make me feel uncomfortable.
The night of the photoshoot I did have some anxiety about how things were going to go but I was also excited which I never am because this was something that I wanted to do after looking at the sample pictures you sent me.

Water is life to me it’s the most relaxing thing on earth. I feel connected to peace when I’m in or around water.”

When Kevin was telling me his story, my friend, Tsukasa popped in my mind. When I went back to Japan for visits, we hung out several times. We got along well probably we both were . He grew up in foreign country and I think he was struggling to fit in the JP society. He never complained though, he was quiet and gentle. He was always available when I wanted to hang out. I felt always safe when I was around him. Social media was not popular during that time so we lost in touch. Years later when I saw our mutual friends, I asked how Tsukasa is doing. I found out he had an alcoholic poisoning. I knew he drank a lot and had problems but I never thought of losing him this fast. I wish did reach out to him soon. So much regret.

If you know anyone and felt something off about your friends and loved ones, please reach out to them asap.

I miss you, Tsukasa. I’ll see you down the road and let’s party together when we see each other again 🩵

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💧Getty Images Creative Grant Winner!!!! 🏆 - https://mailchi.mp/81f136c6ea20/getty-images-creative-grant-winner

“Shibari originated from Hojo-jutsu, a method of restraining captives and a form of torture, before morphing again into the erotic bo***ge Ki***ku (Ki***ku-bi literally translates as “the beauty of tight binding”) in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

Central to the art is creating patterns that contrast and complement the natural curves of the (usually female) body. The beauty lies in juxtaposition: bare skin against rough rope, strength against exposure, a sense of calm against the knife-edge of risk.” -

🧜‍♀️ Breast cancer thriver
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💧 New year, new excitements! - https://mailchi.mp/ab7b00e278ec/new-year-new-challenges