JAPAN FILM FESTIVAL 2011 SPECIAL PRE EVENT
Presenting a collection of films from Let's Travel! Project.

In conjunction with the Japanese Film Festival 2011 entitled: "JOURNEY", the Japan Creative Centre, Embassy of Japan is pleased to present a special screening of 4 short films from the Let's Travel! Project co organized by the Japan Tourism Agency and Short Shorts Film Festival Committee. Screened for the first time publicly in Singapore, these 4 stories bring audiences on a journey of discovery and awakening. Set against beautiful and sometimes haunting Japanese landscapes, these films promise to be a feast for the eyes and food for the soul.

Come join us at this screening and as seats are limited to 50 places each screening, do come 10 minutes before screening time to secure a seat!

SYPNOSIS OF FILMS FEATURED

HEAVEN's ISLAND (13.53mins)
Directed by Naoko Tajima

Satoshi returns to Taketomi Island for the first time in 15 years to take part in his grandmother's 97th birthday "mandala" party, a special celebration that is unique to this island. He reunites with Miki, his childhood friend but at the same time, as he arrives at his grandmother's house, he is told she has just passed away.


GOAT WALKING (10:24mins)
Directed by Ryugo Nakamura

In Yambaru village, an old man raises a goat for his son's wedding, a tradition in Okinawa. But the goat escapes. The goat is chased after but it just can't be caught.


FROG IN THE WELL(13:53mins)
Directed by Ken Ochiai
LETS TRAVEL! PROJECT BEST SHORT AWARD

Joe leaves Tokyo for the first time in 10 years to take a trip across Japan taking him along wakkanai, Biwako and Okinawa. The people he meets along the way, the food and the culture and the trip serves to develop Joe's inner strength as a young man.


PAST IN THE FUTURE(18:08mins)
Directed by Kazuhiko Kondo
LETS TRAVEL! PROJECT BEST SHORT AWARD

Naomi is cautious when a mysterious old woman asks her to deliver something. As she makes the delivery, Naomi sees a little girl running away from her mother. Naomi chases after the girl only to be consumed by long forgotten memories. What waits at the end that transcends time and space.

Date: 30th June 2011
3 Screening Times to choose from: 3pm, 5pm and 7pm
Film Duration: 60 minutes
Venue: Japan Creative Centre, 4 Nassim Road S(258372)
Admission: Free
Seats are limited to 50 places each screening
(All Films are in Japanese Language with English Subtitles)

All films are courtesy of Japan Tourism Agency

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