Girl Orphée: The Short Films of Isao Yamada (1983-2004)

We Luv Video presents a selection of short films by Isao Yamada on Wednesday, April 29th at 7PM. Beginning his career in the 1970s as an art director for the iconic experimental filmmaker Shūji Terayama (Pastoral: To Die in the Country, Grass Labyrinth), Yamada went on to develop his own distinctive style through 8mm and 16mm filmmaking. An essential voice in experimental cinema, Yamada’s poetic filmography captures the ethereality of dreams. This 90 minute program will highlight key works across the course of his career. Digital scans of these films were generously provided by Yamada’s Production Company, Yamavica Film. Program includes: The Fan of Spiral Shell (1983, 12 min), Crystal (1988, 12 min), Fragmentation of Night (1996, 12 min), Swamp (1999, 12 min), A Star and a Propeller (2000, 13 min), Girl Orphée (2001, 20 min), Feel (2004, 15 min) Total Runtime: 96 minutes

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