In & Out of Japan Vol. 2
- Sunday, June 7 12:30 Naxoshalle Kino
Éphémères- by Yuki KAWAMURA
- FR 2014, Quicktime, 14 min
- German premiere
It’s Not A Prison If You Never Try The Door- by Joshua Gen Solondz
- USA 2013, ProRes, 7 min
- European premiere
Untitled- by Meiro KOIZUMI
- GB 2010, Quicktime, 2 min
Flying Lotus – Never Catch Me Ft. Kendrick Lamar- by Hiro MURAI
- USA 2014, H264, 5 min
- German premiere
Am I Dreaming of Others, or Are Others Dreaming of Me?- by Shigeo ARIKAWA
- NL 2014, ProRes, 11 min
- International premiere
Mermaid- by Sonomi TAKADA
- GB 2007, H264, 4 min
- German premiere
Manhattan one two three four- by Tomonari NISHIKAWA
- USA 2014, ProRes, 3 min
- International premiere
Memories- by Sylvia Schedelbauer
- D 2004, SD, 19 min
- In the presence of the director
- With introduction by Julian Ross
IN & OUT OF JAPAN VOL. 2 is a program of experimental films and video art by Japanese and half-Japanese artists who live overseas. This year, the focus is on contemporary works made in the years 2004-2014. Bringing together films from London, Paris, Amsterdam, New York, Los Angeles and Berlin, the program questions the validity of national cinema in the context of those who have dual nationalities or no longer call their country of birth their home. Ranging from 8mm poetic experiments to digital noise, the themes of exploration and deconstruction resonate between the films.