Evil Does Not Exist
The mission of the Centre d'art et essai de la Cinémathèque québécoise (CAECQ) is to primary program Quebec-made documentaries and independent fiction, as well as international documentaries, animated and foreign films, while encouraging opportunities for meetings between the public and the artists. Its programming is presented in conjunction with the Cinémathèque québécoise’s under the label New releases.
Grand Jury Prize - Silver Lion, Venice Film Festival
Takumi and his daughter Hana live in Mizubiki Village, close to Tokyo. Like generations before them, they live a modest life according to the cycles and order of nature. One day, the village inhabitants become aware of a plan to build a glamping site near Takumi’s house; offering city residents a comfortable ‘escape’ to nature. When two company representatives from Tokyo arrive in the village to hold a meeting, it becomes clear that the project will have a negative impact on the local water supply, causing unrest. The agency’s mismatched intentions endanger both the ecological balance of the nature plateau and their way of life, with an aftermath that affects Takumi’s life deeply.
Ryūsuke Hamaguchi
Ryūsuke Hamaguchi is a Japanese filmmaker and screenwriter. After graduating from the University of Tokyo, he worked in the commercial film industry for a few years before entering the graduate program in film at Tokyo University of the Arts. From 2011 to 2013, he co-directed a documentary trilogy with Kō Sakai, giving voice to survivors and witnesses of the tsunami that followed the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake. His film Senses, also known as Happy Hour, with a runtime of 5 hours and 17 minutes, shot in Kobe with non-professional actors, has garnered numerous international awards. In 2018, Asako I & II, based on a novel by Tomoka Shibasaki, entered the Cannes Film Festival competition. His film Drive My Car was also in competition in 2021 and won the award for Best Screenplay.
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