| 2008-07-29 | | | The YAMAGATA Documentary Film Library Friday Theater (August–September) |
Screenings at the Yamagata Documentary Film Library present documentaries and movies rarely shown on television or in theaters, including works from the Film Library vaults.
The YAMAGATA Documentary Film Library Friday Theater
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The Man Who Shot Zao: Tsukamoto Koji
• August 9 (Sat) 14:00, 19:00 (screens twice) - Mount Zao
1935 / Orig: 16mm / 12 min
Bear Hunting on the Snowy Ridges (“Setsuryo ni kuma o karu”)
1936 / Orig: 16mm / 29 min
Pathe News
1927-28 / Orig: 9.5mm / 9 min
Rural March (“Denen koushinkyoku”)
1930 / Orig: Unknown / 3 min
Spring in the Imperial Capital (“Teito no haru”)
1932 / Orig: unknown / 10 min
Hunting Methods on Imperial Household Ministry Preserves: Plover Hunting (“Kunaisho hozon shuryoho: Chidori ryo”)
1936 / Orig: 16mm / 10 min
Gocho Shigeo: The Eyes of a Photographer
• August 22 (Fri) 14:00, 19:00 (screens twice)- SELF AND OTHERS
Dir: Sato Makoto / JAPAN / 2000 / Japanese / Color / 16mm / 53 min
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Feng Yan is coming to Yagamata Central Public Hall again!
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Special Screening: Works of Feng Yan
• August 31 (Sun) [Venue] Yamagata Central Public Hall 4F
13:30 (single screening) - Dreams of Changjiang
Dir: Feng Yan / CHINA / 1997 / Video / 85 min / No English subtitles / YIDFF ’97 New Asian Currents
- 15:15
- Talk Event: Talking with Feng Yan
- 16:30 (single screening)
- Bingai
Dir: Feng Yan / CHINA / 2007 / Video / 114 min / No English subtitles / YIDFF 2007 Ogawa Shinsuke Prize, Community Cinema Award
Two works not to be missed in Yamagata. This is a precious chance to meet director Feng Yan in person!
YIDFF 2007 plus: The Country I’m In 1
• September 12 (Fri)
14:00, 19:00 (screens twice)- I Am the One Who Brings Flowers to Her Grave
Dir: Hala Alabdalla, Ammar Albeik / SYRIA / 2006 / Video / 110 min / YIDFF 2007 International Competition - 16:30 (single screening)
- Purity
Dir: Anat Zuria / ISRAEL / 2002 / Video / 63 min / YIDFF 2003 International Competition Special Prize, Citizens’ Prize
The Country I’m In 2
• September 26 (Fri) 14:00, 19:00 (screens twice)- Ashes and Diamonds
Dir: Andrzej Wajda / POLAND / 1958 / 16mm (Orig. 35mm) / 102 min
[Venue] The YAMAGATA Documentary Film Library (Yamagata Big Wing 3F)
[Admission] Free admission for members (Member’s fee: 3,000 yen for one year), One day ticket:1,000 yen
[Contact] phone: 023-666-4480 (YIDFF Yamagata office)
Upcoming Friday screenings
• October 10 Film Endures Forever: The World of Railway Films, Part 1
• October 31 Film Endures Forever: The World of Railway Films, part 2
(This program is subject to change)