A spellbinding story about the Japanese region of Echigo, where the snow cover persists for most of the year. In order to capture the specificity of the everyday life of its inhabitants, accustomed to these harsh weather conditions, the director takes us on a symbolic journey through time in the company of two kabuki actors who follow in the footsteps of Bokushi Suzuki, the author of the famous 19thcentury poem “Snow Country Tales”. The three elements that form the narrative axis of the film, namely kabuki theatre, poetry, and the reality of the snowy landscape, are connected by the subtle music of Yumiko Tanaka, who puts the viewer in the nostalgic mood of this very moving documentary.
- Main Competition
- Polish Films Competition
- Film And Art School Etudes Competition
- Cinematographers' Debuts Competition
- Directors' Debuts Competition
- Documentary Features Competition
- Documentary Shorts Competition
- TV Series Competition
- Music Videos Competition
- OKO Film Festival
- International Ethnographic Film Festival OKO - National Short Films Competition
- European Funds In Focus
- Baltic Cinema Review
- Special Screening
- Documentary Special Screening
- Contemporary World Cinema
- Panorama Etiud Studenckich Szkół Filmowych i Artystycznych
- HFF Munich Film School Review
- Stephen H. Burum Retrospective
- Alex Gibney Retrospective
- Ulrike Ottinger Retrospective
- Ukrainian Poetic Cinema
- Ukrainian Film Festival of Art of Cinematography KINOKO presents
- OKO Film Festival
- Inspiring Images
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