INTRODUCTION
Brought to you by the creators of “WOMAN OF THE PHOTOGRAPHS”. A nightmare for the coming new age of “Reality”. A mother and daughter awaken to a surreal happiness when they challenge the boundaries of the virtual and the real world.
Inspired by the advent of a new medical device Smart Contact Lenses, which are to become available in the near future, Kushida’s original screenplay portrays a mother using these Smart Lenses to help her paraplegic daughter return to a normal life by literally connecting their visions of the world. They gradually lose sight of the boundaries between body and mind, but this in turn leads to an awakening between them of a new love born from this new relationship. However, cruel fate and circumstances force them to ultimately go psycho to maintain their sanity and to pursue their newly-created happiness.
Body, Mind, Reality, Delusion, Past, Future, Parent, Child…
A mother and daughter, who challenge the boundaries of reality,
point us to a new way of perceiving “Reality”.
What is real? What is not? Does it matter?
STORY
A mother and daughter literally share a single vision of the universe through use of a new, futuristic contact lens device with built-in camera inserted into the eyes and set up together with VR Goggles. This is a psycho fantasy that weaves together the lives of the mother and daughter with their shared vision as they ultimately find a true bond while transcending the boundaries of body and mind.
STAFF
Writer / Director:
Takeshi KUSHIDA
Born in 1982. KUSHIDA is a member of PYRAMID FILM in Tokyo. His First Feature “Woman of the Photographs” won 40 film festival awards and has been released in 7 countries.
[ Filmography ]
Woman of the Photographs (89min,2020) Official Selection at Fantasia, Frightfest, Tokyo, Nashville etc
VOICE (10min, 2018) Grand Prize - Black Maria Film Festival
The Earth was Bluish (1min, 2015) Grand Prize– UNITED FOR PEACE Film Festival
I AM A CAMERA (4min, 2013) Jury Award - GR Movie Festival
REINCARNATION (5min, 2008) Jury Recommended work - Japan Media Art Festival
Hide and Seek (14min, 2005) GOLD PRIZE - Bilbao International Short and Documentary Film Festival
KANNNON (4min, 2004) SPECIAL MENTION - WRO Media Art Biennale
FLOW (3min, 2003) FIRST PRIZE - Rencontres Audiovisuelles in Lille
Woman of the Photographs (89min,2020) Official Selection at Fantasia, Frightfest, Tokyo, Nashville etc / VOICE (10min, 2018) Grand Prize - Black Maria Film Festival / The Earth was Bluish (1min, 2015) Grand Prize– UNITED FOR PEACE Film Festival / I AM A CAMERA (4min, 2013) Jury Award - GR Movie Festival / REINCARNATION (5min, 2008) Jury Recommended work - Japan Media Art Festival / Hide and Seek (14min, 2005) GOLD PRIZE - Bilbao International Short and Documentary Film Festival / KANNNON (4min, 2004) SPECIAL MENTION - WRO Media Art Biennale / FLOW (3min, 2003) FIRST PRIZE - Rencontres Audiovisuelles in Lille
Producer Shin NISHIMURA and Yosuke SATO / Cinematography Yu OISHI
Lighting Director Takuma SAEKI / Production Design Shunsuke OKUTANI / Stylist Masae SAKURAI
Special Make-Up Yoshihiro NISHIMURA / Make-Up Noriyoshi YAMADA
Editor Atsushi Gaudi YAMAMOTO / Sound Mixer Masahiro YUI
Music Masateru NISHIKATA and Hitoshi FUSHIMI / Casting Tatsuya NAKANO
Producer Shin NISHIMURA and Yosuke SATO / Cinematography Yu OISHI / Lighting Director Takuma SAEKI / Production Design Shunsuke OKUTANI / Stylist Masae SAKURAI / Special Make-Up Yoshihiro NISHIMURA / Make-Up Noriyoshi YAMADA / Editor Atsushi Gaudi YAMAMOTO / Sound Mixer Masahiro YUI / Music Masateru NISHIKATA and Hitoshi FUSHIMI / Casting Tatsuya NAKANO
CAST
Akane ONO
/ Mone SHITARA / Takuma
IZUMI / Shusaku UCHIDA
/ Hidemasa
MASE / Toki KOINUMA / Kosuke HOSHI /
Hisashi
/ Itsuki OTAKI / Keiji YAMASHITA /
Yutaro NAKANISHI / Chiaki TAGUCHI
FILM FESTIVAL
London FRIGHTFEST (UK) 2023. Aug 28 (Mon) 11:00
SKIP CITY INTERNATIONAL D-Cinema FESTIVAL (Japan) 2023. 7/15-22
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