{"id":18581,"date":"2012-06-08T00:58:20","date_gmt":"2012-06-08T04:58:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.asianinny.com\/?p=18581"},"modified":"2012-06-06T09:54:41","modified_gmt":"2012-06-06T13:54:41","slug":"new-york-japan-cinefest-short-film-program","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.asianinny.com\/?p=18581","title":{"rendered":"New York Japan CineFest: Short Film Program"},"content":{"rendered":"
6\/08 6:30pm – 9:00pm<\/div>\n
725 Park Avenue, New York, NY<\/div>\n
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Highlighting some of the most exciting new voices in cinema, these seven award-winning shorts, including live action and animation, offer rich insight into the imagination and creative impulse of seven U.S.-based filmmakers. Program attended by filmmakers. Reception to follow, sponsored by Asahi Beer and Brother International Corp.<\/p>\n

Program
\nRadius Squared Times Heart
\nDir. Yasu Suzuki. 2009. 34 min.
\nLove is in the air when Ken, a Japanese scientist, invites Michelle, an American anthropologist, home for dinner after a Tango lesson. Shy in demeanor, Ken impresses with his culinary prowess. Will he be able to win the lady\u2019s heart?
\nBest Comedic Short Film, Manhattan Film Festival<\/p>\n

Uguisu
\nDir. Kosuke Furukawa. 2009. 22 min.
\nA Brooklyn diner waitress comes across two mysterious customers: a distressed young artist who struggles with a drawing of a Uguisu, a Japanese songbird, and an enigmatic Japanese old man who seems to hold the key to the secrets of the universe.
\nBest Short Film, Best Cinematography, International Film Festival Manhattan<\/p>\n

Frog in the Well
\nDir. Ken Ochiai. 2010. 15 min.
\nOn a mission to scatter his mother’s ashes, Joe leaves Tokyo and embarks on a journey across Japan. The meditative and transformative experience allows him to discover the beauty of everyday life.
\nMinister’s Award, Audience Award, Short Shorts Film Festival
\nBest Editing Award, Sapporo International Short Film Festival
\nBest Short Film, Philadelphia Asian American Film Festival
\nCrystal Heart Award, Heartland Film Festival
\nSpecial Jury Prize, Miami Short Film Festival
\nHonorable Mention, Los Angeles International Film Festival<\/p>\n

Into The New World
\nDir. Haruhito Naka. 2011. 25 min.
\nMariko travels all the way from Japan to New York to look for her missing boyfriend, who had last told her that he’s living with God. When Mariko finally comes face to face with God, who is disguised in an African mask, she enters an unexpectedly hallucinatory world.<\/p>\n

Corazon en Fuego \/ Heart on Fire
\nDir. Yoriko Murakami. 2005. 8 min. Stop-motion animation.
\nA lonely woman who lives in a country home on her own mournfully remembers her lost love. Suddenly, she is visited by an unexpected guest who will change her life forever.
\nJury Special Mention Award, Short Shorts Asia<\/p>\n

The 8th Samurai
\nDir. Justin Ambrosino. 2009. 28 min.
\nCan you imagine if Akira Kurosawa’s classic Seven Samurai was intended to be Eight Samurai? In this wildly humorous film, a struggling actor plays all the tricks at his disposal to be the 8th samurai. Will he succeed? Watch to find out. This film toured with the Akira Kurosawa 100th Anniversary Tour.
\nBest of Fest Award, LA Shorts Festival
\nGolden Kahuna Award, Honolulu International Film Festival
\nBest Director, Best Cinematography, Staten Island Film Festival
\nAudience Award, Big Muddy Film Festival
\nBest Student Film Best Director Award, Best Actor Award, Show Off Your Shorts Festival<\/p>\n

Together: Dancing with Spinner Dolphins
\nDir. Chisa Hidaka. 2010. 3 min.
\nIn the deep blue waters of the Pacific Ocean, a human dancer and wild Spinner dolphins forge a tender relationship through the language of dance.
\nBest Experimental Film, Big Apple Film Festival
\nBest Short Film Animal Advocacy, Artivist Film Festival<\/p>\n

For more: http:\/\/asiasociety.org\/new-york<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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