Soak in a lineup of impressive animated short films in our event hall, created by current and former animation students of the Tokyo University of the Arts, Graduate School of Film and New Media.
Curated by acclaimed animation filmmaker and educator YAMAMURA Koji, these animated films were selected with the themes of history, memory, and nostalgia to reflect this year’s Doors Open Toronto theme, “Hidden Histories.”
A BITE OF BONE 骨嚙み
A little girl reflects on her last summer with her father at his funeral.
Created by YANO Honami • 2021 • 9:45
BLINK IN THE DESERT
Malice comes up abruptly. As if it is blinking. Capricious like a flapping insect. One day the boy finds a winged insect and crushes it out of disgust. Meanwhile, the elephant sees the whole situation but says nothing. From that day on, the boy is chased by shadows of the winged insects.
Created by SOEJIMA Shinobu • 2021 • 10:34
OUT BEYOND THE WINDOW 窓外
The view from the window takes me far beyond.
Created by LI Zehao • 2022 • 6:55
POETICS OF THE GARDEN 庭の詩学
I try to remember what your hand felt like on my back when I was a child. And now I place my hand on yours, bent from pain. Like landscaped gardens are meant to evoke the four seasons and the cyclical wonders of nature, I gaze at you, hoping to find us one more time.
Created by KUROSAWA Sachiyo • 2022 • 7:12
UIRO URI JOURNEY 外郎売道中
The freedom of summer vacation made me go on a rash journey.
Created by KURODA Takako • 2024 • 3:26
