[Recommended Program!]Award Program C
SSFF & ASIA staff will be introducing recommended events and screenings in the run up to the festival ♪
This time it is the Award Program C
Award Program C
Film Highlights from director
From start to finish, the characters in this film are unable to understand each other’s language. They are, however, able to read each other’s emotions, and in this way are somehow able to move forward. Personal relationships are often complicated and troublesome; at times you try to understand everything and end up understanding absolutely nothing. But when you are able to see the limits of understanding others, you can discover something new. In this sense, a theme addressing the acceptance of others without relying on words was necessary, so I chose the concept of ‘beauty in nature.’ The Kerama islands provided the best location by which to show this mutual understanding based on a shared reverence for nature. Please enjoy the stunning scenary as well as the storyline.
“Kerama Blue”
Synopsis: A couple travels abroad to a small inn on Zamami island, Okinawa. Even though they don’t share a language with the people of the island, the wife feels a closeness with the grandmother of the inn. The husband, however, rejects their hospitality and remains hostile until a dive in the sea opens his heart.
*Japanese only