Poetic Landscapes – Recent Gems in Japanese Indie Animation
Nippon Animation ³
This year’s selection of Japanese indie animation, curated by film scholar and journalist Dr. Catherine Munroe Hotes, features works that look upon the world through a poetic lens. Whether inspired directly from poetry like DATUM POINT or poetic in manner of expression, each artist uses animation to depict their own unique view of the world.
Guests:
Hayato Nove, Catherine Munroe Hotes
| English Title | Japanese | Directors | Countries | Year | Language | Duration | Premiere |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Datum Point | 水準原点 | Ryo ORIKASA | Japan | 2015 | Original with English subtitles | 6:41 Min. | |
| Fragments | カケラ | Naoyuki TSUJI | Japan | 2016 | no dialog | 8:21 Min. | |
| Affordance | Hayato Nove | Japan | 2015 | no dialog | 18:26 Min. | ||
| Float Talk | Kiyoko NAKAI | Japan | 2016 | Original with English subtitles | 13:58 Min. | ||
| Forest This Flower Bloom | 木ノ花ノ咲クヤ森 | Tomoyasu MURATA | Japan | 2015 | no dialog | 11:05 Min. | |
| The Last Observer | Daisuke NAGAOKA | Japan | 2015 | no dialog | 12 Min. | ||
| Feed | Eri OKAZAKI | Japan | 2016 | no dialog | 6:53 Min. | ||
| Vita Lakayama | Akihito IZUHARA | Japan | 2016 | no dialog | 7:35 Min. |