McCurtain brings Mariya’s transition from a space without love to a space bursting with love in a very heartwarming way and visually engaging alive.
Category: Short film
Short Movie Time: Fashion Runner (2018)
An absurd little gem that is worth checking out.
Short Movie Time: Social Circles (2023) review [Japan Cuts 2024]
A highly experimental and conceptual experience that might not be for everyone
Short Movie Time: Hail Mary (2023) review [Japan Cuts 2024]
Nakamura succeeds in making the spectator care for Maria and impact him/her emotionally with her tragedy.
Short Movie Time: Perfect・Nervous (2024) review [OAFF 2024]
An exquisitely crafted narrative that touchingly shows that a simple encounter, a simple exchange of signifiers, can turn a wish to die into a desire to life.
Short Movie Time: On a Boat (2024) review [OAFF 2024]
The exploration of the frail stability of an obsessional neurotic does not miss its impact on the spectator.
Short-movie Time: 3 Intestine Road, Fish Island (2022) review [Skip City International D-Cinema Festival]
A splendid animation short about the importance of accepting some of the other’s Otherness.
Short Movie Time: Sad Girl (2021) [JFFH 2023]
A pleasant comical romance narrative.
Short Movie Time: Necessary & unnecessary (2022) review [JFFH 2023]
A quirky little narrative that explores the necessity of forming inter-subjective social bonds.
Short Movie Time: Glitch (2022) [JFFH 2023]
A pleasant horror-action that beautifully shows that what can poison the subject is the Other he is subjected to.
Short Movie Review: Faaawww!!! (2022) [JFFH 2023]
Oniki’s twisted finale does not only visually impress but also underlines that the hunger of the Uber-Ich is never stilled.
Short Movie time: Canary (2023) review
Taka Tsubota confirms his talent as director.
Short Movie Time: Shall We Love You? (2022) [OAFF 2023]
A nice little heart-warming short that questions the connection between love and happiness.
Short Movie Time: Kanro (2023) [OAFF 2023]
A simple but effective short that explores inter-subjective distance and the desire to bridge it in a surprising and satisfying way.
Short Movie Time: TOMA #2 (2023) [OAFF 2023]
A touching narrative that explores the difficulty for the subject to give the Othering effect of dementia on a family member a place