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2012-01-28 | The YAMAGATA Documentary Film Library Friday Theater (February–March)

Screenings at the Yamagata Documentary Film Library present documentaries and movies rarely shown on television or in theaters, including works from the Film Library vaults.

The YAMAGATA Documentary Film Library Friday Theater

YIDFF 2011 plus 5
February 10 (Fri)  
14:00, 19:00 (screens twice)
Day Is Done
Dir: Thomas Imbach / SWITZERLAND / 2011 / Blu-ray (HD) / 111 min / YIDFF 2011 International Competition
16:20 (single screening)
Alpine Ballad
Dir: Erich Langjahr / SWITZERLAND / 1996 / 35mm / 100 min / YIDFF ’97 International Competition


Mystery / Documentary
February 24 (Fri)  
14:00, 19:00 (screens twice)
Mr. Death: The Rise and Fall of Fred A. Leuchter, Jr.
Dir: Errol Morris / USA / 1999 / 35mm / 91 min / YIDFF ’99 International Competition
16:00 (single screening)
Once There Were Seven Simeons
Dir: Herz Frank, Vladimir Eisner / USSR / 1989 / 35mm / 89 min / YIDFF ’91 International Competition Runner-Up Prize


From YIDFF 2011: Shu Taguchi and Yamagata
March 9 (Fri)  
14:00, 19:00 (screens twice)
This Land Is Mine
Production Company: Shu Taguchi Productions / 1951 / Video (Original: 35mm) / 17 min
Can Japan Rise to Its Feet?
Production Company: Shu Taguchi Productions / Circa 1947 / Video (Original: 35mm) / 14 min
and more


From YIDFF 2011: Cinema with Us
March 23 (Fri)  
14:00, 18:30 (screens twice)
The Sound of the Waves (Re-edited version)
Dir: Hamaguchi Ryusuke, Sakai Ko / JAPAN / 2011 / 142 min
16:45 (single screening)
What We Achieved and What We Didn’t
Dir: Okazaki Takashi / JAPAN / 2011 / 30 min
Never Give Up Concert
Dir: Oka Tatsuya / JAPAN / 2011 / 17 min

[Venue] The YAMAGATA Documentary Film Library (Yamagata Big Wing 3F)
[Admission] Free admission for members (Member’s fee: 3,000 yen for one year), One day ticket:1,000 yen
[Presented by] YIDFF (NPO)
[Contact] phone: 023-666-4480 (YIDFF Yamagata office)