Japan & Austria
In-Person
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A discussion will follow each program to compare and contrast the films and the topics with special discussants. All films are subtitled in English, unless otherwise noted.
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Japan Information & Culture Center, Embassy of Japan
1150 18th St NW #100
Washington, DC 20036
Instruments of a Beating Heart
Japan, 2024, 23 min.
Director: Yamazaki Ema Ryan
In this Oscar-nominated short, first-grade students at a Tokyo public school must form an orchestra and perform to welcome a new class. As we witness both the pressures and the joys of being part of a collective effort, where should the balance lie between discipline and freedom?
Strangers Like Us
Austria, 2024, 22 min.
Directors: Felix Krisai, Pipi Fröstl
Laura and Elias invite their acquaintances over for dinner—but as the guests overstep every boundary, their home, and even their relationship begin to unravel. A surreal tale of intimacy, intrusion, and growing estrangement.
あたしだけをみて (Look at Me Only)
Japan, 2016, 7 min.
Director: Misato Tomoki
Having lost the spark and excitement of his early relationship, a man now drifts through life, quietly caring for his guinea pig. One day, he encounters a flower-like beauty who awakens emotions he had long forgotten, in this award-winning early work from one of Japan’s most exciting young directors and animators.
Die letzte Wette (The Last Bet)
Austria, 2024, 14 min.
Director: Meike Wüstenberg
Ernst and Leni, an elderly couple with a dark sense of humor, bet on who will die first. Both want to go, but for very different reasons. A tender, unsentimental look at love that endures to the end.
