{"product_id":"shari","title":"Shari","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0133\/2562\/files\/Kani_logo.jpg_copy.jpg?v=1762206433\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: start;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"color: #ff0000;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.collectiveeye.org\/pages\/host-a-screening\" title=\"Community Screenings Form\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cimg style=\"margin-bottom: 6px; float: start;\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0133\/2562\/files\/WebsiteButton_3bb924f4-b7af-47a7-98d9-8c2765d50eb0_480x480.jpg?v=1718641924\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDirected by: \u003c\/strong\u003eNao Yoshigai\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReleased:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2025 (educational)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eYear of Production:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2021\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRunning Time: \u003c\/strong\u003e63 min\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLanguage: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Japanese\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSubtitle Options:\u003c\/strong\u003e English Closed Captions\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSubjects: \u003c\/strong\u003eAsian Cinema, Japanese Studies\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e      \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e        \u003ciframe width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/2zu_VfcL3oM?si=MzKXGZnohFZTHmqP\" title=\"YouTube video player\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWelcome to Shari: a small town on the north-east coast of Japan’s northernmost island of Hokkaido, on the Shiretoko Peninsula where the Sea of Okhotsk meets Russian shores. Here, we meet hunters and bakers who love venison a few ways; flying squirrel enthusiasts and a collector known for his “Hall of Hidden Treasures.” At the heart of it all is the conspicuous absence of drift ice and fish in this crucial winter season. Meanwhile, the Red Thing, a yeti-like creature, sanguine “like a throbbing blood clot” rampages through the scenery where folklore blossoms from the meeting between human and nature... the latter now skipping a beat.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDancer-turned-filmmaker Nao Yoshigai (whose short films, such as the 2019 Directors’ Fortnight-selected Grand Bouquet, have charmed festival audiences across the world) makes her feature debut with Shari, an experimental documentary bringing audiences to one of Japan’s most secluded and magnificent areas. Like Yoshigai’s short works, blurring the line between documentary, dance film and fantasy, Shari is multifaceted: part introspective travelogue, part wistful exploration of myth and legend, part climate change diary or in situ intervention. Offering a unique viewpoint into a community rarely captured on film, Shari advocates for the future of Japan’s far-flung rural areas, uncertain in the face of a warming world.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"container mx-auto my-8\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"mt-4 md:w-7\/12 mx-auto text-center font-body text-base\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e                                   \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e        \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the filmmakers\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"C9DxTc\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e            \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003cdiv role=\"presentation\" class=\"ipc-html-content ipc-html-content--base ipc-metadata-list-item-html-item\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv role=\"presentation\" class=\"ipc-html-content-inner-div\"\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBorn in 1987 in Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan. Graduated from the Department of Dance at Japan Women’s College of Physical Education and completed her master’s degree at Tokyo University of the Arts Graduate School of Film and New Media. She creates films with the intention of making cinema itself “dance,” focusing on the senses and emotions evoked by seeing and listening. She also works as a music video director, choreographer, and performer.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHer notable films include \u003cem\u003eShari\u003c\/em\u003e (official selection, Rotterdam International Film Festival 2022), \u003cem\u003eGrand Bouquet\u003c\/em\u003e(invited to the Directors’ Fortnight at the Cannes Film Festival 2019), and \u003cem\u003eHottamaru Days\u003c\/em\u003e (winner of the New Face Award, Entertainment Division, Japan Media Arts Festival). 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