[KineJapan] Japanese films at Close-up, London

Mon Nov 8 07:40:45 EST 2021

Hi,

You beat me to it, Roger! There are two programmes at Close-Up this coming weekend, one curated by me and the other by Sunil Chauhan.

The programme I've curated was intended to launch last year as a 3 year project, but was inevitably postponed until the BFI Japan season was relaunched this autumn. This touring programme is entitled "Urban, Natural, Human" and explores art, architecture, design and landscape in Japan, framed through contexts of war, natural and man-made catastrophes, regeneration, renewal and creativity.

This programme will be shown in London (Close-Up) and Newcastle (Star and Shadow) this weekend, Manchester (HOME) and Glasgow (Centre for Contemporary Arts) in December and further screenings in the UK expected in the New Year.

Upcoming screenings this week:

London | Close-Up Cinema
Fri 12 Nov, 8.15pm - Book-Paper-Scissors
Sat 13 Nov, 8.15pm - Ascent
Sun 14 Nov, 8.15pm - The Inland Sea (+ short The Naoshima Plan, courtesy of Sambuichi Architects/Setouchi Triennale 2019)
Info/Tickets: www.closeupfilmcentre.com/film_programmes/2021/urban-natural-human/

I'll be introducing the first two screenings and Sunday's screening will be introduced by Jasper Sharp.

Newcastle | Star and Shadow Cinema
Sun 14 Nov, 7.30pm - Tenzo (+ two shorts from 3.11 A Sense of Home)
Info/Tickets: www.starandshadow.org.uk/programme/event/tenzo-shorts,5608/

Full details at www.day-for-night.org/japan-2021. 

Please feel free to share amongst contacts in the UK.

best wishes,

Sonali

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*Sonali Joshi*
*Founder & Director, Day for Night*
*- film exhibition I distribution I access: subtitles & audio-description -*
*www.day-for-night.org*

On Mon, 8 Nov 2021, at 12:11, Roger Macy via KineJapan wrote:
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> I assume that anyone in the UK knows of the BFI’s Japan season, running until the end of the year, but just in case it’s not on everyone’s radar, I thought I’d mention the seasons running at ‘Close-up’ on Hamaguchi, documentaries and experimental films.  I’d particularly recommend ‘Book, Paper, Scissors’ by HIROSE Nanako, this Friday for anyone interested in graphic arts, books or just a fine documentaries. I caught it at Nippon Connection.
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> Thanks for getting in touch. These programmes were curated in collaboration with some excellent independent programmers.
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> The Ryûsuke Hamaguchi season was programmed by Ross McDonnell, the ‘Cinema of The Self’ strand by Sunil Chauhan, and the ‘Urban, Natural, Human’ by Sonali Josh.
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