There are creepy films with hideous aliens and films that satirise the latter. There are also satires of hard-boiled detectives and basically every other genre. Young advertising director Takeba satirises them all, but in a romantic, endearing way. She really loves that ugly alien.
Also in this combined programme
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Put a group of young Japanese actors in an empty office building. Like an experiment with rats. Acting with Stockholm syndrome. -
Shibata and Nagao
Korean Tiger winner’s workshop project makes fun of workshops. Actors in particular are portrayed as an odd species. -
Akiba-Field
Two women. Two swords. A man in a box. An empty street. All you need to set the scene for the apocalypse. An exercise. A… -
Columbos
A real murder mystery, but without real humans. Fabulous atmosphere, lighting, choreography and dialogue-free. Just fabulous.
Film details
- Countries of production
- Japan, USA
- Year
- 2013
- Festival edition
- IFFR 2013
- Length
- 19'
- Medium/Format
- HDcam
