Yamagata International Documentary Film Festival Presents: Careful With That Friend Ono / Variant Phases
Nippon Digital ½
Obitani designed his film as a "fictional" homage to his friend Ono, who was admitted to a mental hospital after an overdose. Did acid destroy the thin thread that connected his mind to reality? Hundreds of toy pandas with shining eyes wander along a midnight deserted beach.
Guests:
Asako FUJIOKA
Yuri OBITANI 帯谷有理
Careful With That Friend Ono
友人小野に気をつけろ
Obitani designed his film as a "fictional" homage to his friend Ono, who was admitted to a mental hospital after an overdose. Did acid destroy the thin thread that connected his mind to reality? Hundreds of toy pandas with shining eyes wander along a midnight deserted beach.
About Yuri OBITANI
帯谷有理
Yuri OBITANI, born in Kamakura in 1964, is now a composer and filmmaker. In his current projects he explores the relationships between sound, visuality, kinetics and linguistics.
Hajime KAWAGUCHI 川口肇
Variant Phases
異相 ver.7.5
"I am the creator of this film and the story" - One after the other the filmmaker offers the viewer beautiful stories, pictures and music. But attention! - If you get involved, you will be shaken up by the realization that the story is not real. KAWAGUCHI composes his experimental film from different phases that undermine the concept of narrative and reality.
About Hajime KAWAGUCHI
川口肇
Hajime KAWAGUCHI was born in Tokyo in 1967. He began making films in 1987. He has been teaching at Yamagata University since 1993 and has made over 30 films.