SAPPORO SHORT FEST 2022

NATIONAL PROGRAMME

I'M OK!

42-year-old challenge. I have been disabled for several years. He started from 0 with the aim of qualifying for the Paralympics in sit skiing. No matter how much the environment improves and the society becomes one in which anyone can participate, if no one takes on the challenge, there will be no change in society. Winning or losing is not always what you get by challenging yourself.

Satoru Nakayama

Documentary, SDGs | Japan | 2022 | 0:02:58

THE EXPOSURE TIME

Hikari was depressed when her sister Akari died.
One day, Hikari sees Akari. Hikari repeats trial and error trying to take a picture of her, but she doesn't go well.

Yosuke Sumi

Fiction, Drama | Japan | 2021 | 0:15:00

サンライズ・ヴァイブレーション | SUNRISE VIBRATION

A young musician proposing “Anal sunbathing” to help a depressed friend living life through lockdown. LEE, a Zainichi Korean musician in Japan, is promoting "Anal Sunbathing" as a new health practice.

Shingo Ota

Documentary | Japan, Taiwan | 2021 | 0:20:00

SHIRATAKI

Three prisoners and prison officers are walking through the forest. When they arrive at a certain place, the prison officers begin to prepare. The prisoners are removed from their handcuffs and ropes and made to stand in front of a microphone.

Isamu Hirabayashi

Experimental | Japan | 2021 | 0:10:40

A BITE OF BONE

A little girl reflects on her last summer with her father at his funeral.

Honami Yano

Animation | Japan | 2021 | 0:09:44

SENKO-HANABI

Miki suddenly returns to her parents' house. Her parents confront her when they notice that she is carrying a new life. Meanwhile, Miki finds a letter inside her desk.
It's one of the letters that she had exchanged with her best friend Uzuki during their school days. On it are the lyrics that supported her back then.

Hitomi Kuroki

Fiction, Drama | Japan | 2022 | 0:25:01

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