Onishi Kenji's A Burning Star is a testament to Documentary filmmaking. Adopting the ideology of Dziga Vertov's 'Kino-Eye Movement', Onishi looks to confront death in its rawest form.
The film depicts and reflects the passing of Onishi's Father from a work-related accident. The feature was shot on Double-Super 8mm (Later transferred to 16mm) and is one of many personal films born from the rise of the 8mm Filmmaking Culture in Japan that started in the '70s.
However, Onishi's depiction of…
The Works and Days (of Tayoko Shiojiri in the Shiotani Basin) + Q&A w/ C.W. Winter, Anders Edström and George Clark at the ICA Cinema.
Two months have past since I last saw the film.
I had the opportunity to see this at the ICA Cinema in London, where the UK premiere was held. It was the first-ever screening of the definitive cut.
In the span of 8-hours broken up into five acts with intermissions, the film examines…
4K Restoration Screening at The Prince Charles Cinema
Currently racing home to hug my cat :(
Also, all the mfs from my screening complaining about the length and pacing as if you didn’t know what kind of film it was, like my bother in Christ you paid for the ticket 🤷♂️
Tarr’s inescapable world that each act recontextualises the previous events from various perspectives. The camera work was incredible and very precise and each shot allowed the world and dialogue…
UPDATE:
I'm currently writing another draft of the script! We are doing a test shoot next month (the day prior to my birthday) before moving on to the actual film in August!
Please keep donating & Sharing if you can, anything helps :)
greenlit.com/project/dusk
If you want to watch the proof of concept short film (A Night to Remember) contact me or leave a comment with your email/discord for a screener :)
FUCKKKKKKKKKK SHIT WAS SOOOO GOOD
Also thanks Lily for smuggling 3 pizzas in a bin bag during the whole film
