CINEMA FIGHTERS Program
Parallel World
Toru revisits the astronomical observatory in his old school for the first time in 15 years. He finds a notebook in the room that remained unchanged and frozen in time. "Thanks for watching me." It was a message from Maya, a member of the school dance club, who he had feelings for. The feelings he had and never said arrives at a dead end as tears run down from his eyes. Memories from 15 years ago and the present begin to intertwine. If only he could turn back the hands of time…
Director : Naomi Kawase
Naomi Kawase is a filmmaker based in Nara, Japan where she also was born and raised. She became the youngest filmmaker to receive the Camera d’Or at the Festival de Cannes with her first feature, Suzaku (1997) and she has also won the Grand Prix with The Mourning Forest (2007). Last year, Naomi Kawase served as Jury President for the Cinéfondation. Aside from being a filmmaker, she has appeared in commercials, written novels and continues to expand to many other genres while continuing to express her arts. She also organises the Nara International Film Festival and supports the growth of the new generation. Her new film "Radiance" will be released in theatres in Japan, on May 27th. Her official Twitter : @KawaseNAOMI
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