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Niju no machi Kotaichi no uta o amu

Double Layered Town / Making a Song to Replace Our Positions

二重のまち交代地のうたを編む

(c)KOMORI Haruka + SEO Natsumi

Release Date: February, 27th, 2021

Running Time: 79 min

Genre: Documentary

Color: Color

Screening Format: DCP

Screen Size: -

Sound Processing: -

Screening Format with Subtitles: English (DCP)

[ Directed by ]

[ Cast ]

[ Staff ]

KOMORI Haruka ── Cinematography
FUKUHARA Yusuke ── Cinematography
FUKUHARA Yusuke ── Sound Recording
KOMORI Haruka ── Editor
FUKUHARA Yusuke ── Editor

[ Distributor (Japan) ]

TOFOO

[ Story ]

Documentary that emerged from a project from the artist unit Komori Haruka + Seo Natsumi, whose collaboration began through volunteer activities after the Great East Japan Earthquake.
In 2018, four travelers gathered for a workshop based in Rikuzentakada. They place themselves in the local landscape and perform a recitation of "Double-layered Town," a tale woven together by painter/artist Seo. They use their own words and bodies to bridge the locality's past, present and future, which videographer Komori captures with scrupulousness and subtlety.

[ Official Site ]

https://www.kotaichi.com

[ Film Festivals, Awards ]

2021 Sheffield International Documentary Festival, International Competition, Special Mention
2021 DMZ International Documentary Film Festival, Asian Competition

[ Contact (International) ]

ARTicle films
#702 Tagami Bldg., 4-14-1 Nishishinjyuku Shinjyuku-ku, Tokyo 160-0023
Attn: UEYAMA Emi
tel: +81 90 6665 1129
E-mail: emi@articlefilms.com

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