“Colors of Life” and “IVAN VAN” will be screened at Cinema Verde International Environmental Film & Art Festival in the USA!

The 7th edition of Cinema Verde International Environmental Film & Art Festival will be held from February 11th to 14th in Florida, USA. The festival was created to raise awareness of environmental issues through the arts. Kosai Sekine’s “Colors of Life” and Goro Ushijima’s “IVAN IVAN”, which both appeared in the Japan Competition at SSFF & ASIA 2015, will be screened at this event.

The festival hosts not only screenings of short and feature films but also workshops, environmental tours and an array of other events.

“Colors of Life” (2014 / directed by Goro Ushijima)

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.

“IVAN IVAN” (2014 / directed by Kosai Sekine)

Ivan Ivanovych is a farmer who was evacuated from and subsequently returned to his village of Pripyat in 1986. This poetic account sheds light on the Chernobyl disaster and heeds warning to learn from our mistakes.

Cinema Verde International Environmental Film & Art Festival

Dates: February 11th – February 14th, 2016

Website: http://cinemaverde.org