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Signs

It feels as though someone is peeking through the countless windows. A young couple lives in an apartment building under construction, and a female diorama artist moves in. She is the husband's former lover, and he is drawn to her room, rekindling their love. The wife, waiting at home, senses that the couple's gazes are gradually drifting apart, but continues to pretend not to notice. The building under construction emits construction noises and subtle vibrations from outside, shaking the relationships of the residents. The elderly man who manages the building watches all of this from the surveillance monitor in his office. One day, as if on cue, the entire building experiences a power outage. The wife sees the only light spilling out from the window of the manager's office in the pitch-black building. She steps into the manager's office and confronts reality. The city, people, and stars appear small in the distance. What is happening over there?

Signs

NR 2024
The Midnight Sun

Fumi has decided to move out and live on her own, but she worries about leaving behind her interfering father and older brother Mucchan, who has hidden away in his room for ten years. One day, she wanders into a strange town where the sun never sets, and happens to run into Mucchan there. Fumi’s father still meddles excessively in her life, and her brother gradually becomes invisible. Fumi’s vision juxtaposes her suffocating everyday life and summer days spent with her brother filled with laughter. Director Hina Murata’s first feature film, The Midnight Sun freely switches between screen sizes to delicately portray Fumi’s world. The effective use of embroidery as a prop, together with refreshing performances from Sakiko Honda as Fumi and Saki Toyoyama as Mucchan, bring a sense of reality to this wondrous world.

The Midnight Sun

NR 2024
Maetel Animals' World

This original work is by Andrew Shin, who made his directorial debut with "The Rabbit in the Night Sky" while working as a composer. Set in the fantastical worldview that is characteristic of Shin's works, the story explores the nature of our finite lives. A young girl returns home after being released from hospital. There is an invisible wall between her and her father, and for some reason, she is terrified of finding mirrors. Soon, strange events begin to occur around the girl, and after she runs away from home, a mysterious woman appears before her... (MTL of eigacom overview)

Maetel Animals' World

NR 2024