
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.”
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
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