Short Film “KNOT”

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Production: THE TWO, Inc.
Genre: SF Drama / High Concept
Credit: Producer, Director, Writer, Cinematographer, Editor, Art Director, Graphic Designer

honor: Short Short Film Festival and Asia 2022 Nominated

Logline: It has been several years since fireworks festivals have been cancelled in a city famous for its fireworks.
A woman stands in front of a poster with a sticker on top informing her that the festival has been “cancelled.” Curious, she peels off the sticker to find a hole that should not exist…

Production note: This film was entirely shot on iPhone.This story unfolds against the backdrop of the COVID-19 pandemic during one of Japan’s renowned fireworks festivals Nagaoka Fireworks festival”, depicting the origins and regeneration.

Movie poster graphic designed by Hiroshi Takano

花火で有名な街で、花火が上がらなくなって数年のこと。
祭りの「中止」を知らせるステッカーが上から貼られたポスターの前に佇む一人の女性。好奇心でそのステッカーを剥がしてみると、そこには存在しないはずの穴が空いていて…

撮影背景:コロナのパンデミック中でも安全に撮影できるスタイルとして、全編スマートフォンで俳優と二人だけで撮影するマイクロフィルムメイキングにて制作された作品。舞台は監督の地元で開催される長岡が世界に誇る花火祭り「長岡大花火」がパンデミックで歴史上初の中止になったことを背景に、長岡花火財団完全協力の元、起源と再生を描いたSFドラマ。