Picture in Picture 2
Japanese Experimental Films of the Late 1970s & 1980s
4148 NE Hancock St
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About This Screening
Cinema Project’s second program of Japanese experimental films—the first presented in May 2013—continues to explore the short works of filmmakers Takashi Ito and Toshio Matsumoto. Once a student and teacher duo, both experimented with techniques of still photography in a number of their films produced during the 1970s and 80s. Techniques included using time-lapse photography, single-frame shooting, or employing the still photo as both object and extra-dimensional window. The works in this program showcase a wider variety of styles between the filmmakers and dive deeper into themes of spirituality and the personal; examples include Matsumoto’s psychedelic yoga sequence in Phantom and the slow-motion nature shots in Ki or Breathing, or Ito’s strange and longing images of mother and child in Venus.
Program Details
May 14th
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Phantom
Japan, 1975, 16mm, color, sound, 10 min.
by Toshio Matsumoto -
White Hole
Japan, 1979, 16mm, color, sound, 5 min.
by Toshio Matsumoto -
Relation
Japan, 1980, 16mm, color, sound, 9 min.
by Toshio Matsumoto -
Ki or Breathing
Japan, 1980, 16mm, color, sound, 30 min.
by Toshio Matsumoto -
Box
Japan, 1982, 16mm, b&w and sepia, sound, 8 min.
by Takashi Ito -
Akuma No Kairozu/Devil's Circuit
Japan, 1988, 16mm, color, sound, 7 min.
by Takashi Ito -
Venus
Japan, 1990, 16mm, b&w, silent, 7 min.
by Takashi Ito