A Tokyo-based movies/film screening/distribution series since 2015 that has no location and focuses predominantly on the perspectives and experiences of sexual minorities. Past screenings have included the Japan premiere of a documentary on musician Arthur Russell, experimental footage of HIV/AIDS in the U.S., a feature on women artists from Taiwan, and documentaries from Korea and Vietnam, most of them are usually rarely seen in Japan. Sometimes organizes domestic and international artists and curators as programmers and create opportunities for them to interact with the artists.
今回 『Teenage』 の上映でお声をかけてくださった Normal Screenさんの紹介です。国内外の素晴らしい監督、活動家、映像、映画作品をインディペンデントに紹介、企画などされて全国でディストリビュートされています。いつも丁寧、簡潔にご指導とご協力をいただいております。是非是非、皆様チェックされてみてください!
I'd like to introduce Normal Screen, who told me for the screening of TEENAGE. Normal Screen is the person that independently organizes and distributes the works of great directors, activists, and filmmakers from Japan and overseas. I am always grateful for its careful and brief guidance and cooperation. Please check it out by all means!
Matt Wolf, is a director of Teenage, also a writer, a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, and during his youth he created a music fanzine called "Primary Concern". The zine, which focuses on hardcore punk, is also very cool and is 100% based on early impulses, so I will include it in the zine that will be available at the screening. The website of "Teenage" is also cool, and Matt Wolfe's website is also nice and pale-colored, so please check it out along with the film!
マットはアーティストやクィアの歴史についての短編映画を数多く制作しており、その中には1980年代初頭に平等な権利を得るために年下のボーイフレンドを養子にした公民権運動家バイヤード・ラスティンについての 『BAYARD & ME』 「エロイーズ」のイラストレーター、ヒラリー・ナイトについてのHBOの 『IT'S ME, HILARY』 アーティスト、ジョー・ブレイナードについての 『I REMEMBER』 1992年の悪名高いベネトンの広告についてのTIME誌の 『THE FACE OF AIDS』 などがある。最近の短編 『ANOTHER HAYRIDE』 は自己啓発の第一人者ルイーズ・ヘイについての作品でニューヨーク・タイムズのOp-Docs(製作者の主張が色濃く反映された映像シリーズ)とPBSのPOV(独立したノンフィクション映画を特集する公共放送シリーズ)で公開された。 Op-Docsでは、ジョン・サヴェージとの共作 『THE ROLE OF YOUTH』 サンダンス・チャンネルの 『HIGH LINE STORIES』 シリーズなどがありマットはCMの監督も務めている。
Matt Wolf (born May 11, 1982) is a New York-based film director, producer and writer. His feature films include "WILD COMBINATION" about cult cellist and disco producer Arthur Russell, "TEENAGE" about early youth culture and the birth of teenagers, activist who secretly recorded television 24 hours a day for 30 years RECORDER," about Marion Stokes; and "SPACESHIP EARTH," about the controversial Biosphere 2 (an earth science research facility in Arizona) experiment in which eight humans lived in isolation inside a replica of Earth. Matt's latest film as a producer "THE STROLL" is a history of New York City's Meatpacking District from the perspective of transgender sex workers who lived and worked there. The film won the Special Jury Prize at the Sundance Film Festival and is streaming on HBO (a pay satellite in the US), and Matt is currently completing a multi-part film about Paul Rubens and his alter ego, Pee-wee Herman. Matt has made a number of short films about artists and queer history, including "Bayard & Me" about Bayard Rustin, a civil rights activist who adopted a younger boyfriend for equal rights in the early 1980s; "Eloise" illustrated by, HBO's "IT'S ME, HILARY" artist about Hilary Knight, "I REMEMBER" about Joe Brainard, and "THE FACE OF AIDS" for TIME magazine about the infamous 1992 Benetton ad. His most recent short film, ANOTHER HAYRIDE, about self-help guru Louise Hay, was shown in the New York Times Op-Docs (a series of images that strongly reflect the producer's point of view) and on PBS POV (a public affairs series featuring independent non-fiction films). Op-Docs includes THE ROLE OF YOUTH, a collaboration with John Savage, and the Sundance Channel's HIGH LINE STORIES series, for which Matt has also directed commercials.
Before the 'Teenager' was invented, there was no second stage of life. You were either a child or you went to work as an adult. At the turn of the century, child labor was ending, 'adolescence' was emerging, and a struggle erupted between adults and youth. Would the young be controlled and regimented, or could they be free?
Inspired by punk author Jon Savage's book, 'Teenage' gives voice to young people from the first half of the 20th century in America, England, and Germany-from party-crazed Flappers and hip Swing Kids to zealous Nazi Youth and frenzied Sub-Debs. By the end of World War Ⅱ, they were all 'Teenagers' a new idea of youth.
Four young voices (Jena Malone, Ben Whishaw, Julia Hummer, Jessie Usher) bring to life rare archival material and filmed portraits of emblematic teenagers from history, Dean Paul, a self-destructive; Bright Young Thing; Melita Maschmann, an idealistic Hitler Youth; Tommie Scheel, a rebellious German Swing Kid; and Warren Wall, a black Boy Scout. This living collage is punctuated by a contemporary score by Bradford Cox (Deerhunter/Atlas Sound).
Teenage is a story that ends with a beginning: a prelude to today's youth culture. In each generation, adults often mistake youthful unrest for an emotional right of passage. But history proves that rebelling teenagers aren't just claiming their independence, they're shaping the future.
Osaka 2023.12.24 (Sun) / Tokyo 12.26 (Tue) I will be screening the film "Teenage". This film was released in 2013, and I am truly honored to be able to screen it in Japan on its 10th anniversary! This is the first time the film will screen in Osaka, and only once had screened in Tokyo five years ago.
Venues, Planet Plus One, a mini-theater in Osaka, and Asagaya TABASA, a music bar in Tokyo, I chose these venues this time that's why they matched the film's nebulous black and white monochrome dreamlike image and I think their atmosphere fit with the taste of Bradford Cox, who is in charge of the music.
We hope everyone will come to this special screening, which will be held only once at each venue and in each space! We look forward to seeing you there!
The exhibition of "YoHa" is currently being held at LAB RAINROOTS in Nagoya currently. TAKA MAYUMI, who has a long career as an editorial photographer but takes photographs in a different light for his photo books, walked around the city to these his works and even directed the book's binding himself.
The photographs feel like TAKA's eyes and point of view of the subject, such as beauty in things that are here and gone tomorrow, are gentle, warm, and comfortable to the viewer.
.LAB RAINROOTS, which converted an old Japanese-style house into a studio, I hope you see the soft resonance of the sunlight coming through the wood grain and cracking with your sight, and the photographs of “YoHa” that beautifully capture perfectly the fleeting glimmer of a moment that comes to us in life.
There will be "Bring Artist-Own Vinyl Day" a music event that is to be held along with Flotsam Books Pop up and the zine tour at the art space Colloquium in Sendai today.
I think It's great to be able to listen to music while looking at the zines and photo books that everyone has created!
I went to Colloquium for the first time yesterday, and the exhibition space for zines and books was wonderful. And the gallery runs by Shuhei Ise, and Narumi Sasaki, who are artists themselves. The atmosphere of their works breathing was filled within the space, and the sense of crossover around that was another new experience for me.
My stay was short though, but I was able to see and hear the story of many artists from Sendai who came there which was also fun. That is the most favorite part that I feel is being able to touch various connections through the zine.
The new zine "Love Buzz" vol.3 is a translated English-to-Japanese zine about an interview with Bradford Cox from Deerhunter, one of my favorite bands on YouTube.
Make sure that I would like people who love the music of Deerhunter to see this as well, but in this interview, Bradford talked about the importance of entertainment and the music industry from his bird's- eye view including the passing of an era. I made it with the hope that the message around that would be received individually. Also, He described proper nouns such as pioneering electronic musicians and filmmakers a lot, and his speech was a charming, witty narrative, and knowledgeable as usual, so I would be happy if you could enjoy it from that point of view.
What is more, a musician, ex-band "insect kids" Sho Takahashi has contributed his words this time. That is an original sentence written by Sho Takahashi himself for Bradford Cox, so I want you to read it! It can show on his note site, so you can check it out there too. I printed directly the manuscript as it was, and I tried to translate his words into English for the zine. I owe him very much for this!
This zine will only be sold on the Flotsam zine tour for now.
I personally feel that entertainment leads to personal expression and enriches our real daily lives. I hope to see you, everyone, as for me I don't care about it regardless of what kind of class you are in. Thank you all for your support and sending love.
The graffiti document film "Kill the City 0" DVD Release Popup show 2023.04.29(祝)-05.05(祝) At VOYAGE KIDS (matonari)
Oshinobi Productionによる国内初のグラフィティドキュメント映像『Kill The City 0』のDVDリリースに併せたポップアップが新世界 Voyage Kidsのカルチャースペース matonari で開催中、初日はDVDを買うと普段はポルノ映画会場である日劇シネマでの上映会にも参加できるという事で行ってきた。この日はあいにくの土砂降りだったが私が着いた夕方頃には、若い人から私と同世代位まで色んな世代の人たちで会場は賑わっていた。グラフィティについてのアートの立ち位置は常に論争されていて、公に話題にはされにくかったりするのだろうけど、ファッションやストリートカルチャーとしての側面もあり時代の流れや、こうやって一定の世代にだけ固定されず様々な年齢の人たちにもクロスオーバーして響く所は一つのムーヴメントとしてとても大事な要素なのだと思う。グラフィティが重要な意味合いや役割を持っている事は歴史上でも証明されているし、街と共に進化するという事はやはりそれを作る人と共に変化している事を意味する。DVDを観ていくとグラフィティライター達は楽しそうに、まるで子供のいたずらのようなラフささえ感じさせるように街をカラフルに彩っていくのだけれど、当事者達の目線でしか視えないスリリングな場面もいっぱいあり色んな事を懸けて製作している事も伝わってくる。資料としてもとても貴重な映像だと感じます。DVDの上映は65分らしかったがとまる事のないスピード感で体感としては30分くらいだった。映像のバックに流れているのは、ダンシング義隆、『ENTER』等でDJを務めて自身もGraffiti Crewに所属しているDJ PANASONIC、QICKDUMP、DJ ZEEK、DJ YUTAKA、BORO、YOSHIMARL、福、と音楽好きにも楽しめる内容。古い劇場だったので実は機材トラブルもあったけど、会場のバイブスもとても熱く、誰一人帰ったりする人もいなかったのにも驚いた。コミュニティ自体がガッチリ固まっている印象で一人異質な存在だったと思うけど、すごくオープンマインドに作品や説明をしてくれて本当に楽しかった。買って帰ったZINEもかっこよくてシリーズで揃えたい。matonariでは 映像にリンクした街を模してグラフィティ作品が飾られてあり、実際に使用されていたと思われるスプレー缶や安全ベストなどもディスプレイされているので、新世界という地場の空気の臨場感と共に是非体験して欲しい。
The only graffiti documentary series video in Japan by Oshinobi Production, a brand new one of them "Kill The City 0" was being launched on DVD. The pop-up event is now being held at Matonari, a cultural space of the Voyage Kids in Shinsekai. I went there the first day, we could get a ticket as a freebie to see the screening at a theater, Nichigeki Gekijo, which is usually used as a porno theater if we bought the DVD then. And that was an intense experience that not everyone can do. Unfortunately, it was pouring rain that day, but by the time I arrived in the evening, the venue was bustling with people of all ages, from young people to those of my age. The position of graffiti art is always controversial, and it looks like to seem to be difficult to talk about it publicly, but it also has aspects such as fashion and street culture, and it is not only for a certain generation. I think that the Graffiti scene has a very important role as a movement that is not fixed and crosses over to people of various ages. Some studies of graffiti shown been proven historically that graffiti has important meanings and roles, and evolving with the city means changing with the people who make it. When you watch the DVD, the graffiti writers happily color the streets in a way that makes you feel as if they were playing a child's prank. However, you also can see there are a lot of real matters including thrilling scenes which only can see the people by only making them by themselves, and they are really dedicated to this. I feel that it is a very valuable video as a document. The DVD was supposed to run for 65 minutes, but it felt like it was about 30 minutes because of the unstoppable flow speed. Musicians within a play, are Dancing Yoshitaka, DJ PANASONIC, QICKDUMP, DJ ZEEK, DJ YUTAKA, BORO, YOSHIMARL, and Fuku, content that you can enjoy even for music lovers too. Since it was an old theater, there were some equipment problems and it took a long time to recover, but no one left until the end. The venue had full of hot vibes from the people in there, and It made me really surprised. I had the impression that the community itself was a solid one, and I was the only different existence for them, but they were very open mind to everyone, so it was really comfortable to see the works. The ZINE I bought and brought home is also cool and I want to collect it in a series. At Matonari, graffiti works are displayed to imitate the town linked to the image of films, and spray cans and safety vests that are thought to have been used are also displayed, so you can feel the realism along with the local atmosphere of Shinsekai. All by means, I want you to experience it.
Until a few years ago, when I came across something I loved, I used to write sentences emphasizing instantaneous emotions, but afterward, when I revisited it later, I felt incredibly unbearable for some reason. So, I've dared to decide not to write and simply connected with Social media (the act of creating a physical zine has a different meaning for me). However, I've felt that the context has been overwhelmingly reduced recently, and it's disappointing for me. Even if I live in a small world of ordinary people, isn't this a denominator, and the expression is reduced?? I feel anxious if it is. Of course, I know a few people who keep fighting in their expressions and places. Sometimes it feels powerless and uncouth to put art into words, but after all, even if it's difficult or there are pros and cons, I still believe I would rather it has debated, and the worst phenomenon is the whole thing is dismissed or forgotten. That's why from now on, I will make use of my reflection on the past, respect the creators and the scene, and fulfill my desire to write on a blog that is considered an independent "platform that has already ended."
(1) Things that inspire me.
2) What I see or experience with my own eyes.
3) Aim for cross-culture and write so that it reaches the folks.
These are the three concepts. Opinions are of course always welcome.