Author: moie

“Position Among the Stars” by Leonard Retel Helmrich (Indonesia & The Netherlands)

8/9 (fri), 19:30 ~ Uno Port Pier#2 Trailer Theater Skype Q&A session (in process of finalizing the schedule) with Leonard Retel Helmrich after the screening Direcor/Cinematographer: Leonard Retel Helmrich Indonesia & The Netherlands/2010/Indonesian with English and Japanese subtitles/Color/111min One family, three generations, facing globalisation in Indonesia Twelve years ago, [Read more...]

“Deaf Jam” by Judy Lieff (USA)

8/10 (sat), 19:30 ~ Uno Port Pier#2 Outdoor Trailer Theater, 8/11 (sun), 14:00 ~ Sangyo-Shinko Bldg 3 (indoor) Skype Q&A session (in process of finalizing the schedule) after the screening Director: Judy Lieff USA/2010/ASL & English, will screen with English subtitles and Japanese closed caption subtitles/Color/ 70min/documentary Synopsis Deaf Jam is the story of deaf teen [Read more...]

“39 (Thank you) Gangsters” by Kosuke Oshida (Japan)

8/10 (sat), 22:00 ~ Uno Port Pier#2 Outdoor Trailer Theater, Skype Q&A session after the screening Director: Kosuke Oshida Japan/2012/Japanese with English Subtitles/Color/113min/dramatic comedy “39 (Thank you) Gangsters” is Kosuke Oshida’s first dramatic feature about three youngsters with intellectual disabilities and one old man with dementia. The idea for this film was [Read more...]

Short Program 2013

8/9 (fri), 22:00 ~ Uno Port Pier#2 Outdoor Trailer Theater, 8/11 (sun), 16:00 ~ Sangyo-Shinko Bldg 3F (indoor) Skype Q&A session (in process of finalizing the schedule) with 1 ~2 filmmakers after both screenings   Las Palmas Director: Johannes Nyholm Sweden/2012/No dialog/color/13min/drama   A middle-aged lady on a holiday in the sun tries to make new friends and have [Read more...]

“Las Palmas” by Johannes Nyholm (Sweden)

Las Palmas Director: Johannes Nyholm Sweden/2012/No dialog/color/13min/drama A middle-aged lady on a holiday in the sun tries to make new friends and have a good time. The lady is played by the lovely Helmi, the director’s 1-year-old daughter, and her new “friends” are all puppets made by her father and his creative team during his 6-month of father’s leave. A sensational hit at the [Read more...]

“Rogalik” by Pawel Ziemilski (Poland)

Rogalik Director/cinematography: Pawel Ziemilski Poland/2012/Color/No dialog/17min/Experimental/ Rogalik, once occupied by the Nazis, is now a lonesome village in northern Poland. This memorable film is a mysterious visual tour of the village through various households-- which shows just how oddly lively, unique and atmospheric these places called “home” can be. Screened at IDFA, Hot [Read more...]

“Hide-and-Seek” Keiko Shiraishi (Japan)

Hide-and-Seek Dir: Keiko Shiraishi Japan/2012/ Japanese with English subtitles/B&W/8min/animation “They live in a residential town surrounded by the ocean and mountains. Since that day, this town has been in complete darkness. Hidden in the darkness now are the streetlights, roads home, a mother, and a baby in her womb. This animation attempts to depict the truth hiding behind the [Read more...]

“Interview With the Earth (Entrevista con la tierra)” by Nicolás Pereda (Mexico)

Interview with the Earth (Entrevista con la tierra) Director: Nicolás Pereda Mexico/2009/ Spanish with English & Japanese subtitles/color/18min/creative documentary Synopsis Through a series of interviews and re-enactments we learn the story of Nico and Amalio, two children who lost a friend while climbing a mountain. Documentary and Fiction seamlessly merge to create a poetic [Read more...]