Okurimono is a 2024 Canadian documentary film directed and written by Laurence Lévesque."OKURIMONO de Laurence Lévesque en compétition officielle à Visions du Réel et Hot Docs". CTVM, April 2, 2024. The film centres on Noriko, a Japanese Canadian woman returning home to Japan to after her mother's death, where she seeks to find a greater understanding of her mother's experience as a hibakusha, a survivor of the atomic bomb at Nagasaki in 1945.Pat Mullen, "Okurimono Review: A Precious Gift". Point of View, April 26, 2024.
The film went into production in 2022 under the working title Mama no himitsu.Angelica Babiera, "Metafilms feature doc launches production in Japan". Playback, August 9, 2022.
The film premiered at the 2024 Visions du Réel documentary film festival,Geoffrey MacNab, "Visions du Reel’s Emilie Bujès on why the festival is a platform for new documentary talent". Screen Daily, April 12, 2024. and had its Canadian premiere at the 2024 Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival.Jennie Punter, "Hot Docs Reveals Lineup With 168 Films Screening Amid Mass Programmer Exit". Variety, March 26, 2024.
Awards Award Date of ceremony Category Recipient(s) Result Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival 2024 Earl A. Glick Emerging Canadian Filmmaker Award Laurence Lévesque Taimur Sikander Mirza, "Yintah wins 2024 Hot Docs audience award". Playback, May 6, 2024. Canadian Screen Awards June 1, 2025 Best Feature Length Documentary Laurence Lévesque, Rosalie Chicoine Perreault, Catherine Boily Pat Mullen, "The Tragically Hip, Okurimono Lead Canadian Screen Award Documentary Nominees". Point of View, March 26, 2025. Best Cinematography in a Documentary Sébastien Blais Best Editing in a Documentary Marie-Pier Grignon Best Original Music in a Documentary Wilhelm Brandl Best Sound Design in a Documentary Marie-Pierre Grenier, Camille Demers-Lambert, Nataq Huault, Olivier Germain, Alexis Farand
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