NATIONAL PROGRAMME
UNTITLED
Sawada Shinichi's (Shinchan) (41) ceramic works are so highly regarded worldwide that they were exhibited at the Venice Biennale in Italy. Although he was handicapped by autism, he developed his talent by encountering pottery. Through an interview with Masaharu Iketani (90), a support worker who has prepared and supported this environment, this documentary film raises the question of how to support people with disabilities.
Takuya Shimada
Documentary, SDGs | Japan | 2022 | 0:03:00 | Student Film
目玉 | MEDAMA (EYEBALL)
Once upon a time, an eyeball born from a tree embarked on a journey of adventures.
The eyeball never stopped walking in spite of the many challenges it faced.
Every time it overcame a difficulty, the eyeball came upon a beautiful scenery.
Anna Yamamoto
Animation | Japan | 2021 | 0:08:39
A STRAND OF REGRET
A young boy, weighed down by guilt, finds himself unable to view the face of his recently deceased grandfather. He makes a small step forward to say the words "Granpa, I'm sorry," one last time.
Hisato Michigami
Fiction, Drama | Japan | 2021 | 0:23:10
IN THE BIG YARD INSIDE THE TEENY-WEENY POCKET
When it shrinks, it expands. It floats and it sinks. It separates but connects. When I think I’m watching them, they're actually watching me. A charming animation rhyme that weaves together the many days of observing, recording, and experimenting.
Yoko Yuki
Animation | Japan | 2022 | 0:06:37
THE MOST WONDERFUL ME IN THE WORLD
Yamamori Masashi
Fiction, Drama | Japan | 2021 | 0:13:00
A_UNIVERSE_OF_TWO
Iwaki City, Fukushima. The last day in Iwaki of Yume who plans to go to Tokyo to be a photographer. Yume decides to go to the sea with her childhood friend Sono. Sono suggests that before they go to the sea they go and say goodbye to the father of their classmate who died 10 years ago.
Teppei Isobe
Fiction, Drama | Japan | 2021 | 0:27:45