Special screenings with director Q&A – The Works of ENDO Maiko

The Japan Foundation is proud to partner with the Centre for Contemporary Arts (CCA) in Glasgow and the Institute of Contemporary Arts (ICA) in London for athese special screening events featuring director ENDO Maiko, including an In Focus series at ICA.

Don’t miss this rare opportunity to witness ENDO’s profound, thought-provoking experimental films, accompanied by a pair of Q&A sessions with the director herself – see below for more details and to get your tickets.

Screenings

Kuichisan
dir. ENDO Maiko, 2011, 76 min, English subtitles
Screening from a 35mm print and presented in a mixture of colour and monochrome, Kuichisan paints a striking, dreamlike picture of a boy’s (played by ISHIHARA Raizo) wanderings through an Okinawan town.
Screening at:
Centre for Contemporary Arts, Glasgow
Tuesday 15 October 2024, 19:30 (with director Q&A)
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Institute of Contemporary Arts, London
Tuesday 22 October 2024, 18:30 (with director Q&A)
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Institute of Contemporary Arts, London
Saturday 26 October 2024, 12:45
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Institute of Contemporary Arts, London
Sunday 27 October 2024, 13:45
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Technology
dir. ENDO Maiko, 2016, 73 min, English subtitles
Filmed in Iceland and India, Technology tells the surreal story of the search for a sacred flower and a child from the moon (Bobbi Salvör Menuez) drawn towards the dangerous business of dealing its seeds.
Screening at:
Institute of Contemporary Arts, London
Saturday 26 October 2024, 14:40
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Jizai
dir. ENDO Maiko, 2024, 14 min, English subtitles
Based on the real-life INAMI JIZAI BODY PROJECT, Jizai playfully explores what is needed for AI to challenge the limits of human capabilities, and how senses and emotions can interact with robotics.
Screening at:
Institute of Contemporary Arts, London
Sunday 27 October 2024, 18:00 (followed by Tokyo Telepath 2020)
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Tokyo Telepath 2020
dir. ENDO Maiko, 2020, 49 min, English subtitles
The year is 2018, and preparations for the Olympics are hiding a programme that will digitise Tokyo’s inhabitants and control their minds. Meanwhile, two telepathic girls (Natsuko, Luka) receive a special task.
Screening at:
Institute of Contemporary Arts, London
Sunday 27 October 2024, 18:00 (preceded by Jizai)
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