Blue and White

Name: Blue and White
Start: 2024-01-06
End: 2024-01-07
Location: Virtual

Ryusuke, a craftsman who lost his wife, continued to make salt even on the day of her memorial service. His granddaughter, Midori, asked him about his true intentions. He believed that his mission was to continue to produce salt that can only be made there and to preserve its history.

Hiroyuki Nishiyama

Debuted as a commercial director in 1996 and directed the stage production ”In the BOX” in New York in 2015 and 2017. ”the BOX 2” was selected by the New York Times. Hiroyuki Nishiyama”s first film ”20dB” was selected for the Golden Goblet Award in the 23rd SIFF Short Film Competition.

Presented as Part Of V12 – Japanese Narrative Shorts (3)

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Credits

Hiroyuki Nishiyama

Jun Kunimura

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Shanghai International Film Festival RIFFA – Regina International Film Festival and Awards

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This year, VAFF 2023 FESTIVAL, screening programs in person and virtual will be organized into various series in order to better highlight the diverse content in our festival. These Series include Spotlight Series, Documentary Features Series, Narrative Features Series, Westcoast Shorts Series, Canadian Shorts Series, International Short Series, Animation Series, VAFF Industry Insight Series and Special Events.

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Blue and White

Presented as Part Of V12 – Japanese Narrative Shorts (3)

Eatversity

TATARA

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