Short Films / Kortfilms

Part 1 / Deel 1
13.30 - 14.15

[ENG]
A family-friendly selection of Japanese animated shorts (no dialogue, perfect for kids) curated with the help of Japan Square, bringing Japanese cinema and culture closer to home. 

[NL]
Een familie-vriendelijke selectie van Japanse animatiekortfilms (zonder dialoog, ideaal voor kinderen), samengesteld met de hulp van Japan Square, die Japanse cinema en cultuur dichterbij brengt.

  • MUNCH MUNCH (岸本 萌 / KISHIMTO Moe) (2021) 3:15

  • A Break in the Clouds (朝曇りは晴れ / TAKAGI Anna) (2021) 6:15

  • Squishy Fish Eggs (たらこを触ったら / CHEN Jiayin) (2020) 2:58

  • The Mouse and a Prism (ネズミとプリズム / XU Wei) (2020) 2:54

  • While You Sleep (IKEDA Kano) (2020) 3:56

  • See My World (ウミウシ / Jianhua Yang) (2019) 3:50

  • Flow of Life (水母 / Amane Abe) (2019) 2:40

  • A Pawn (Kei Sato) (2019) 4:08

  • to day plus one (あしたから / Yumeno HOSHI) (2018) 2:04

  • SIBLINGS (いつもいっしょ / Anna TAKAGI) (2018) 3:23

  • On the way home (かえりみち / Mizuki KIYAMA) (2018) 2:25

  • Wander in Wonder (Komitsu) (2018) 2:34

  • SUMMER TIME (Akino FUKUJI) (2017) 6:02

Part 2 / Deel 2
14.15 - 15.00

[ENG]
A powerful set of short films created by artists from the Asian diaspora, exploring identity, migration and new perspectives.

[NL]
Korte films van makers uit de Aziatische diaspora, over identiteit, migratie en nieuwe perspectieven.

  • Trailer “Ikigaï” (Gwenny Nurtantio) 1.40

    [FR, NL SUBS]

    Lynn, a 25-year-old Eurasian engineer, is on a quest for her ikigai - her ‘life mission’ in Japanese. With wit and humor, she faces the absurdities of modern working life. 

    From endless, empty meetings to surreal fashion shows, her story unfolds as a tender yet sharp exploration of the art of reinventing one’s place. 

    Her journey becomes an invitation to dare, to forge one’s own path, and to celebrate the richness of life as we choose it.

    Release in 2026. Learn more.

  • A Long Way Home (Jinhuang Ma) 14.59

    [ENG SUBS]

    A Long Way Home is a heartwarming documentary that depicts the life of Liu Min, a Chinese woman finding her way in Belgium. What makes this film so special is the intimate and sincere perspective from which her story is told: that of her son, Jinhuang Ma.

    Through Jinhuang's eyes, we get an **unfiltered and tender glimpse** into his mother's life. He honestly shares the dreams, hopes, and daily realities of a single mother walking her own path in a new country. It is a portrait that celebrates the deep bond between mother and son, while exploring the universal themes of migration, perseverance, and the unconditional love that transcends generations.

    This documentary offers a unique and moving look at a woman rebuilding her life, seen through the loving and sharp eyes of her own child.

  • THÂN THỂ RỪNG THIÊNG (cát nguyên) 18:24

    [ENG SUBS]

    what can we discover in the landscape of our bodies?

    as queer trans and gender non-conforming children of the vietnamese diaspora, we are fragmented at the crossroads of being displaced from not only a sense of belonging to our ancestral land, but also our own bodies which are conditioned by society to stray away from our most authentic existence.

    yet these bodies of ours are the vessels we sail to embark on a lifetime voyage of return to our original selves. it is our bodies that navigate the treacherous tides of normative systems that impose themselves on our very being. and it is our bodies that act as community lighthouses for collective liberation.

    ultimately, the landscape of our bodies is our blueprint to remembering, to healing, to blooming.

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