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ByTowne Cinema
325 Rideau St. Ottawa K1N 5Y4
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OIAF - Midori-ko
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More than twenty years into his career, Keita Kurosaka remains one of the most original and compelling figures on Japan’s indie animation scene. Kurosaka hits OIAF this year with his highly-anticipated feature Midori-Ko, a staggeringly imaginative and surreal vision of 21st century Tokyo on the brink of starvation. The film tells the story of a young woman who, while working to develop a 'dream food' that will solve the city’s hunger crisis, encounters a mysterious creature that transforms her life. Kurosaka’s animation emerges through conflicting expressions of motion and stillness, light and dark, rest and explosion, to immerse audiences in a powerful symbiosis of story, mood and image.PLEASE NOTE: This presentation is a Gala Screening of the Ottawa International Animation Festival. Passholders have priority seating at Gala screenings (jury and filmmakers in attendance), but there may be tickets on sale available at the door 15 min. before showtime. OIAF admission is $12 General, $7 for ByTowne members.
The ByTowne doesn't have a parking lot of its own, but denizens of downtown can usually find street parking close by fairly easily.
This web site is very useful, but the hard copy of the ByTowne guide still has its merits. People rely on it and love it. Plus, its calendar pages can be pulled out and posted on your fridge door, something that we still can't achieve with the web site. Get your copy today at many local stores, coffee shops and info centres around town! 