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...]

“Impact on an Island” by Nathan Fitch (Micronesia & USA)

Impact On An Island Dir: Nathan Fitch Micronesia & USA/2011/ Kosuraean with English and Japanese subtitles/Color/34min/documentary The elders of Kosrae, a tiny island in Micronesia, are the few people in the world today that remember its history. After WWI, Germany gave Kosrae to Japan and thousands of Japanese civilians immigrated there and developed the island’s resources as a [Read more...]