Sky, wind, fire, water, earth

August 26, 2009 | No comments

Program : Retrospective : Naomi Kawase

CÉU, VENTO, FOGO, ÁGUA, TERRA | SKY, WIND, FIRE, WATER, EARTH | KYA KA RA BA A
Japan, 2001, 50 min.
Original version with Portuguese subtitles

A message informs Kawase of her father’s death. More than 8 years has passed since her journey in “Embracing”. She watches her film again with her friends. Kawase bears ambiguous feelings, throughout the film, watching the interviews of her biological and foster mother. She hasn’t overcome the pain of her abandonment, she has existential doubts. All of a sudden, she gets an idea of having a tattoo, the same tattoo her father had through his life. Is this really a documentary or a fiction? The film goes on and asks: “What is love? The title Kya Ka Ra Ba A is a Buddhist term, kya – the sky, ka – wind, ra – fire, ba – water, and a – earth, all of which, altogether, means the world composed of those elements.

SCHEDULE
09/20 – 16:30

Program : Retrospective : Naomi Kawase