3ft Ball & Souls
The Japanese Film Festival is celebrating its 40th edition in Montreal! Every year, the Consulate General of Japan in Montreal and the Japan Foundation, Toronto, a governmental NPO with the objective of strengthening the ties of friendship and deepening understanding between Japan and Canada through intercultural exchanges, offer free Japanese movie screenings.
In fact, the Japanese Film Festival presented by the Japan Foundation takes place on an international scale with screening locations in dozens of countries around the world, including several in venues across Canada. Of different genres and styles, the films selected each introduce different facets of Japan and present a variety of themes with the goal of appealing to all types of moviegoers.
Free admission
Four chatroom members gather in a secluded cabin to commit suicide through the explosion of a giant firework ball. Their plan however goes awry as time keeps looping back to before the detonation. This narrative mechanism allows for an exploration of the characters’ motivations, and human nature in general, amidst a maelstrom of despair, but also of enduring hope.