Director/Producer/Cinematography/Editor/: Motoharu Iida
Music: Kazutoki Umezu
Screening at TEN FEET AWAY INTERNATIONAL
Friday 3.00pm @ the screning room
“Ashigara-san” (Mr. Ashigara) is a homeless man who has been living on the streets for more than 20 years. He eats food that he finds in garbage bags. He does not talk much, and he does not associate with others. One day the director saw him smiling and decided that he would like to get to know Ashigara-san better. That is when he started filming him. He has listened to Ashigara-san’s words and become very close to him in the very situation that has changed time and time again. During the 3 years of filming, a unique sense of trust has developed between them, which led to unexpected changes in Ashigara-san’s life. Watching Ashigara-san as he begins a new life gives us hope and makes us smile. This film quietly asks us many questions, such as, “What is life?”, “What is hope?”, and “What is the connection between people?”
Director’s profile: Motoharu Iida was born in 1973. From 1996, he started helping homeless people as a volunteer in Shinjuku, Tokyo. Currently he makes images and films as a freelancer. This is the first work he made in the long piece documentary movie as independent production.
E-mail: motoharu@mse.biglobe.ne.jp
“Ashigara-san” website: http://www5f.biglobe.ne.jp/~ashigara/
2 Comments
You know, it’s amazing that such a story doesn’t generate any kind of dialogues, it’s like we have this amazing tool to talk about a subject but it just doesn’t happen. Thanks Deba for your hard work putting together the screening room. The flyer looks great!!! Thanks to Vision Impossible for your hard work, see you at the festival
Yes Billy, it is so true. Hmmm it is amazing.
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