Date: October 17th - October 27th, 2024, ONLINE: September 26th - November 7th, 2024

The Chicken

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Directed by Neo Sora from "HAPPYEND" which will be released on October 4th!

mature Mature Content:
These films may include sexual and/or violent content.

On an unseasonably hot day in November, Hiro, a Japanese immigrant in New York City, decides to butcher a live chicken for dinner. After he and his cousin Kei, who is visiting from Japan, mishandle a medical situation they encounter?causing more harm than good?Hiro cannot bring himself to kill the chicken.

Director
Neo Sora
Time
0:13:31
Country
United States
Genre
Drama
Year
2020

Awards Nominations

Locarno Film Festival 2020 (Switzerland)
New York Film Festival 2020 (USA)
Hamptons International Film Festival (USA)
AFI Fest 2020 (USA)
San Diego Asian Film Festival 2020 (USA)
Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival 2021 (France)
Hong Kong International Film Festival 2021 (Hong Kong)

Director

Neo Sora

Neo Sora is a Japanese-American filmmaker, translator, and artist who grew up between New York and Tokyo. He is preparing his debut feature as a writer-director, EARTHQUAKE, participating in Berlinale Talents Tokyo 2017 and VIPO's 2020 inaugural script lab. Neo was named one of Filmmaker Magazine's 25 New Faces of Independent Film 2020.

Screening

Screening Venue

VenueScheduleTicket Reservation
Euro Live2024.10.23 [Wed] 18:30-20:00

Guests

Online Screening

OnlinescheduleOnline Screening
Online Screening2024.10.25 [Fri] -11.07 [Thu]

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Organizer

Committee for Short Shorts Film Festival Asia

Patronage

J-WAVE

Co-organizer

Tokyo Metropolitan Government

Partner

TIFF

Support

Direct. Network systems.