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1990s Experimental Film in Japan: Women’s Anarchic Visions of the Everyday

In the 1990s, a surge of women filmmakers began working in the Japanese experimental film scene. This selection of rarely seen works critically and playfully explores the ritualistic nature of women’s life.

*2021年9月~11月にカリフォルニア大学・バークレー校で開催された特集上映「Alternative Visons」にKRAUT FILMより浅野優子の『蟻の生活』(1989)を提供。同上映会の1プログラム「1990s Experimental Film in Japan: Women’s Anarchic Visions of the Everyday」に取り上げられました。

【PROGRAM】

1.The Life of Ants / Yūko Asano
(1994, Color, 16mm transferred to digital, 14 mins)

2.The Night When Water Comes Down / Yukie Saitō
(1992, Color, VHS transferred to digital, 6 mins

3.The Place Which Isn’t Necessarily Wrong / Hiromi Saiki
(1996, Color, 8mm transferred to digital, 18 mins)

4.Green Bug / Mari Terashima
(1991, Color, 8mm transferred to digital, 41 mins)

5.A Dandelion, Rosaceae / Utako Koguchi
(1990, Color, 16mm transferred to digital, 8 mins)

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