Hearty Magazine is a great publication that features emerging culture, art, music, and fashion. Thalia Mavros, the director of Tokyo Rising, sat down for an interview to talk film, Tokyo, and her childhood ambition to be an astrophysicist.

Here's an excerpt:

What was the most difficult part for you personally about being in Japan after the earthquake?

The knowledge that there is no easy solution to the problems Japan faces. While in Tokyo, I was forwarded an anonymous email from a gaijin (foreigner) living up North who described just how dire the situation really is and how children can only play baseball in short time increments until a buzzer goes off when they’ve reached their radiation limit. The scale of the disaster is very hard to take in and makes everyone feel helpless. Yes, feeling helpless is what was definitely the most difficult part.

Read the whole interview here.