SHORT SHORTS (SHORTS)

Shorts / 90 mins

SHORT SHORTS (SHORTS)

Sundance Kabuki Cinemas
March 14, 2015 5:10 pm Not Available

SHORT SHORTS (SHORTS)

Sundance Kabuki Cinemas
March 19, 2015 5:10 pm Not Available

Description

CAAM is proud to partner with one of Japan’s premier film showcases: SHORT SHORTS FILM FESTIVAL. Started in 1999, SSFF’s mission is to shine a light on the art of short filmmaking. With prestigious screenings all around the globe, from Malaysia to Mexico, we are thrilled to present these new Japanese storytellers.

In This Program

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In The Tree House

Tsuyoshi Nakakuki / Shorts / Japan / 2014 / Drama, Family, Narrative, Short / 20 mins
A disparate and estranged family whose independent lives fail to cross paths. That is until one day they make a sudden, out of the ordinary trip. This may sound like a common story but for this family it's one of great importance, as they are given the chance to reaffirm family bonds.
An Innocent Beat

Kazuhisa Kotera / Shorts / Japan / 2014 / Drama, Narrative, Short / 19 mins
Children cannot go outside besides to attend school – that's the rule of this modern society, which has lost all sense of time. With no conception of what nightfall, seasons or time are, one day Natsuko decides to run away in order to discover a world full of changes.
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A Soccer Story

Liliana Suizbach / Shorts / Japan / 2014 / Narrative, Short / 12 mins
Two football teams from Tokyo head to a football pitch by the sea in Kozu Island. During the match, a young player, Kazu, has to play against his hometown team. How will Kazu perform in front of his local community in such a situation?
Stroboscope

A.T. / Shorts / Japan / 2014 / Comedy, Drama, Narrative, Short / 24 mins
During a location tour sponsored by Ibaraki Prefecture, Nagayama is mistaken for the acclaimed director Shinohara and taken onto a tour bus to mentor the young creators on board. Meanwhile, the real Shinohara chases after them.
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Two Juliets of Verona

Ken Ochiai / Shorts / Japan / 2014 / 15 mins
Verona Girls’ High School has been holding its legendary theater festival for 120 years. Julie and Yuri are competing with each other to appear as the star of the play. When they find out the school will become co-educational and a male transfer student appears, the battle intensifies.