This festival was launched for documentary creators to express what they cannot fully convey through existing media. A screen was set up in a neighborhood izakaya, with creators, performers and audience members all rubbing shoulders and generating thinking and action for the society of the future. In 2020, the coronavirus pandemic opened and exposed a Pandora’s Box of problems in Japanese society. Now in its 4th year, the Docu Memento event featured guests who embody the predicaments of life in Japan under coronavirus, providing a platform for their voices alongside the documentaries. Guests included Daisaku Sato of the Anti-Poverty Campaign, a movement which raises questions about an “uncaring society” that prioritizes self-help; rapper @POLO who watched closely from Kabukicho as that entertainment district was cast as the enemy; and Ali who, having lived in Japan for almost 30 years, has continuously been subject to restrictions on movement without being recognized as a refugee. The event gave a voice to people like these facing the challenges at the heart of Japanese society today. Audience numbers were limited at the venue, the event was streamed online.