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SUMMARY:Tales from Okinawa (short film program)
DESCRIPTION:  \n \nTales from Okinawa \nTuesday\, July 9\, 6:00PM (ET) \nDoors open 5:30PM | Short Film Program | In-Person | JFT Event Hall \nTales from Okinawa is a short film program spotlighting emerging indie filmmakers from the Okinawa Islands. \nFrom agriculture\, bullfighting\, and coffee cultivation\, these three films will take you across Okinawa through the lens of their uplifting characters and their connection with nature. \nExtended introduction and photo presentation by Victoria Davis\, a member of the Toronto Kyuyokai トロント球陽会 (Okinawan Kenjinkai). Victoria will speak about her personal connections with locations and landmarks in Okinawa that are featured in the films. \nMany thanks to the Okinawa Film Office for their support in providing us with these films. \n  \nThis screening is a part of our ongoing Keep Dancin’\, Okinawa! film series\, celebrating Okinawan stories\, culture\, and history. \nFree admission. This event is now fully booked and registration is closed. \n\n \nBullfight Girl\n闘牛女子 \nDirected by MAEHIRA Hitoshi • 2021 • Drama • 19 minutes • Presented in Japanese with English subtitles \nTomomi\, the protagonist of the film\, has lived with cows since her parent’s generation. She is fascinated by cows and is struggling to appeal to the bullfighting town. Yoshiki\, who aims to become a farrier (craftspeople who trims and shoes horse hooves) by living with Tomomi\, asks questions about her relationship with cows. Based on the true story of KUDAKA Yukie\, a photographer who published the photo book “Bullfighting Girls.” \n  \n \nSuch A Night of Chrysanthemum Lights\nこんな、菊灯りの夜に \nDirected by MATSUDA Sho • 2021 • Comedy / Drama • 20 minutes • Presented in Japanese with English subtitles \nSet in the light-bulb illuminated chrysanthemum fields of Sunset Farm Okinawa in Yomitan Village\, Such A Night of Chrysanthemum Lights is a comedy that focuses on the story of a young man Teppei who is engaged in agriculture\, and his childhood friend Satsuki who has returned to his hometown. \n  \n \nDAWN\n陽いづる \nDirected by MATSUI Ryo • 2023 • Drama • 19 minutes • Presented in Japanese with English subtitles \nMocha\, who works on a coffee plantation\, has been deaf since birth. The villagers calmly support Mocha in her daily life. \nThrough the nature and people of Higashi Village\, as well as the daily life of a deaf-mute woman\, DAWN depicts the beauty of living in a village that is unaffected by a world that demands change. \n 
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LOCATION:The Japan Foundation\, Toronto\, 2 Bloor St. East\, 3rd Floor\, Toronto\, ON\, M4W 1A8\, Canada
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