Inland Sea
Director: Kazuhiro Soda | Duration: 122 minutes | Language: Japanese
Directed by Kazuhiro Soda, the ‘Inland Sea’ is set in Ushimado, a remote fishing village in Japan. Through black and white photography, it depicts the twilight days of the village and its people by the inland sea. Through a mix of vérité shots and direct conversations, Soda shows that these tenacious residents are so much more than remnants of a dying way of life.
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Post the screening, there was an informal discussion the audience, filmmaker Hansa Thapliyal and academic Nitin Manayath.
About the Director
Kazuhiro Soda is a Peabody Award winning filmmaker. He practices an observational method of documentary filmmaking based on his own "Ten Commandments" which prohibits him from doing pre-shoot research or writing a synopsis before filming. He is also the author of seven books published in Japan. He taught at the University of Michigan as a visiting professor from 2016 till 2017.
About the Discussant
Hansa Thapliyal is a filmmaker and writer who has worked with material, seeking new ways of making. She is also a teacher and workshop facilitator. She has worked previously on digital archiving and collaborated on a creative project on early Indian cinema. She has worked across fiction and non-fiction forms. Lately, her work has begun integrating stop motion and animation, in an attempt to make the screen feel more material.
Nithin Manayath is a Professor of Communications at Mount Carmel College, Bengaluru. He is also the co-organiser and curator of the Bangalore Queer Film Festival.
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