Japanese

October 10 (Fri)


Yamagata Central
Public Hall 6F
IC International Competition
10:10-11:38 IC The Seasons
13:05-16:42 IC DIRECT ACTION
18:15-20:06 IC Letters to My Dead Parents
  October 10 (Fri)  
  Yamagata Citizens’
Hall (Large Hall)

IC International Competition
10:15-11:51 IC Rising Up at Night
13:00-14:14 IC Malqueridas
15:20-16:56 IC Welded Together
18:05-20:00 IC Below the Clouds
  Yamagata Citizens’
Hall (Small Hall)

DC Unscripted: The Art of
Direct Cinema
PL Palestine—Memory of the Land
10:00-12:16 DC Program 1
13:10-15:00 DC Program 2
15:50-17:46 DC Program 3
18:40-20:42 PL Fertile Memory [E]
Scenes of the Occupation from Gaza
Gallery Space
18:00-19:30 DC Let’s Talk Direct Cinema: An Open Discussion with Gordon Quinn [Admission Free]
  October 10 (Fri)  
  Forum 5

NAC New Asian Currents
JP Perspectives Japan
12:30-13:39 NAC G Luo Luo’s Future
14:40-15:29 NAC E Hakishka
16:40-17:40
NAC A Collective Dreams Stitched into December
19:15-20:37 JP Don’t Shoot My Back—The Life of Actor Junkichi Orimoto
  Forum 3

CU Cinema with Us
NAC New Asian Currents
DC Unscripted: The Art of
Direct Cinema
12:00-13:35 CU The Land of Regeneration
15:10-16:27 NAC K The Silent Path
17:30-18:50 NAC J SIE...
The Tales of the Tale
20:10-21:56 DC Program 6
  Forum 1
09:30-11:02 YF The Three Shonais—The Land of Dreams for Outsiders
Dekunobo—War and PTSD [Admission Free]
12:30-14:30   Celebrating UNESCO World Day for Audiovisual Heritage: Cinematic Heritage in Our Communities
Related Screening:
Film, the Living Record of Our Memory [Admission Free]
  October 10 (Fri)  
  Yamagata Creative
City Center
Q1 (2F)
2-B

UCC View People View Cities
13:00-13:42 UCC D Reunion 35 Years of the Yamagata International Documentary Film Festival
Memories That Sheep Carry Genghis Khan in Zao Onsen [Admission Free]
14:30-16:04 UCC B Siesta
To Insist [Admission Free]
17:00-17:38 UCC E Sunny Spot Story of a Beloved Local Supermarket
The Writers of Dewa [Admission Free]
19:00-20:24 UCC A The House Within [Admission Free]
  Yamagata Creative
City Center
Q1 (2F)
2-C
Variety Nights
19:00-21:00   Young Projectionist Talk Night [Admission Free]
Organizer: YIDFF 2025 Projection Team
  October 10 (Fri)  
  Former
Yoshiike Clinic

YF Yamagata and Film
and more
16:00-17:30 YF Taiwanese Home Movies [Admission Free]
+Commentary and talk by Su Ui-tiok
18:00-19:30 YF Japanese Home Movies [Admission Free]
+Commentary and talk by the film owner
Exhibition [Admission Free]
16:00-20:00 YF Try an 8mm Film Projector!
13:00-20:00   Yoshiike Clinic and Chujo Seiichiro

will feature a discussion session with guests after the program. (The screening times do not include Q&A periods.)
will be screened with no English subtitles, or simultaneous translation.
[E] Screened with simultaneous translation. Please exchange your YIDFF ID card or 1,000 yen for an earphone set and return here after use.
does not include film screenings.