“Tuning into Radio Muju” – A Documentary


I’ve known Mr Muju for almost 20 years and Miss Muju for maybe 1/2 that. They are and continue to be not only some of my best friends but a constant source of inspiration.

Mr Muju, one of the most talented artists I know, is responsible for me first seriously picking up a camera and must be credited with introducing me to Buddhism long before he was the catalyst that made me go to India thereby changing the course of my life forever.
I feel genuinely lucky to be his friend.

Miss Muju is also an incredibly talented artist whose plush and resin work has delighted and amazed fans & fellow artists from around the world. She drives a VW Camper and is quite simply lovely.

Together they form Mujuworld…..Paintings, drawings, plush and bio-resin designer toys from a unique shared creative vision.

They are easily the nicest, most relaxed people I know.

I did a photograph of them for my “Talented Friends” series several years (2009 to be exact, when they visited me in Tokyo) ago but I’ve always wanted to make a short documentary about them and their amazing work. Unfortunately, they are legendarily camera shy and put off doing an interview for years. By a process of wearing them down, moaning and emotional blackmail I finally managed to get them to sit down and talk on camera late last year.

The result, along with a lot of accumulated archive footage both mine and theirs and many examples of their work is the 20ish minute documentary “Tuning Into Radio Muju”.

So sit down with a cup of tea and take a trip with us to Muju Mountain!

Their incredible work can be seen at www.mujuworld.com

The film contains music used under a creative commons license, as always many thanks to the artists who made their work available:-

7-Version – Untitled People Riddim by Lions’ Flow Productions
soundcloud.com/lionsflow-asso/7-version-untitled-people-riddim-lions-flow-productions
USED UNDER CC BY-SA 3.0

DuBoLoGy – Xylo Riddim + Dub (Yellow Dub) by DuBoLoGy
soundcloud.com/dubology-2/dubology-xylo-riddim-dub
USED UNDER CC BY 3.0

MatDTSound & Cloud meets Woody Vibes – Amnesical Dub – Part II by MatDTSound
soundcloud.com/matdtsound/matdtsound1-cloud-meets-woody
USED UNDER CC BY 3.0

Dub Kontrol Skank by negritage!
soundcloud.com/negritage/dub-kontrol-skank
USED UNDER CC BY 3.0

More Than 2 Sides by Jeris
ccmixter.org/files/VJ_Memes/33241
USED UNDER CC BY 2.5

 

Directed/Shot and Edited by Uchujin/Adrian Storey ©2018

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