Discover Beauty Program
FY 2020 Japan Cultural Expo Project Presented and Co-presented by Agency for Cultural Affairs, Government of Japan, and Japan Arts Council As part of the project, SSFF & ASIA 2020 Screening in Autumn hold a short film program selected with the theme “the beauty if Japan through the eyes of the world.” This program is also available at the "Online Screening" on our website.
Malanka
Somewhere in the Ukrainian hills, near the Romanian border, Gigi celebrates Malanka, a pagan festival where bears are heroes.
DetailThe Man without a Head
Tonight, the man without a head will declare his love. For such an occasion, he shall buy a head.
DetailFuture is MINE - AINU MY VOICE -
Portrays the growth of a woman who carves out her future through the journey. The traveler is Rie Kayano of Ainu. Born in Ainu with a mission, she visits a Native American tribe, Seminole, which builds its own culture. She tries to find a path she should take and move forward.
DetailOn the Ride
On his morning bike ride, Scott grapples with the memories of a trauma he experienced with his husband Todd. When his route suddenly takes an unexpected turn, Scott finds himself on the doorstep of a stranger intimately connected to the past he can’t shake.
DetailColors of Life
The Shimuras, mother Fukumi and daughter Yoko, devote their daily lives in a lifelong pursuit to understanding and preserving the national treasure that is Japanese textiles,
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