I Want to Go Home — Wesley Leon Aroozoo

Mecenat Award Nominee - Busan International Film Festival

Best Documentary Award - 50th KRAF Festival

On the 11th of March, 2011, Yasuo Takamatsu lost his wife to the tsunami during the Great East Japan earthquake. Since that fateful day, he has been diving in the sea every week in search for her. Compelled and inspired to share his story, I Want To Go Home is a journey from Singapore to Onagawa through the lens of the intrigued to meet him. Of unlikely friendships across borders and languages; to share a man’s loss, recovery and determination to reunite with his wife. The feature documentary also features animation by the Zhuang Brothers. I Want to Go Home is both a feature documentary and a English-Japanese autobiographical novel published under Math Paper Press. In 2021, 'I Want to Go Home' was adapted to a multi-sensory installation for the Light to Night Festival.

Directed by : Wesley Leon Aroozoo

Cinematography by : Jon Chan

Produced by : 13 Little Pictures

Duration: 60 mins

Festivals:
In Competition - Busan International Film Festival 2017
Best Documentary Award - 50th KRAF Festival 2019
In Competition - 11th "Cinema Verite" Iran International Documentary Film Festival 2017
In Competition - Cambria Film Festival 2020
In Competition - ASA Humanitarian Film Festival 2019
In Competition - International Outdoor Documentary Film Festival of China (OUTDOCS)
Official Selection - Singapore International Film Festival 2017
Official Selection - Taiwan International Ocean Film Festival 2021
Official Selection - Film Festival Dokumenter 2017
Official Selection - International Underwater Film Festival Belgrade 2019 Official Selection - NUS Arts Festival 2018 Official Selection - The Esplanade’s Red Dot August 2022 Official Selection - Off the Catalogue (Asian Film Archive) 2024

In-Flight Viewing:
Singapore Airlines
Etihad Airways
Air New Zealand

Produced by:
13 Little Pictures

Distribution:
IMPLEO (Worldwide)
Goldentree (Mainland China)

Articles and Reviews:

Letterboxd