. >> takahida nagasuna, nhk world. >>> people in the northeast are focused on overcoming the 2011 disaster. but they have to rebuild homes, entire communities, we'll see their successes on "the road ahead" here on "news line." >>> a college student has made a documentary about the devastation from the tsunami. the personal nature of her film is having an impact far beyond the area. >> reporter: returning to the scene of the devastation, this is the hometown where the originally mains the saka plant. the young people talking to the camera are her close friends and former neighbors. the subject is epic, but the tone is intimate. >> reporter: the filmmaker is a college student. she was far from her hometown on march 11, 2011. she has returned many times since the tsunami for shooting. it's her first film. >> translator: what you see in the film and what you see right here are so different. i hope i can show all this around me. >> reporter: her determination to get the reality on film has already had an impact both in japan and abroad. she travels to san francisco for a screening. college stud