The ground floor Garage space at INTERSECT BY LEXUS – TOKYO will host the return of the Short Film Theater from June 2nd to the end of June (TBC), in partnership with Short Shorts Film Festival & Asia.
In 2013, Lexus Short Films was launched in collaboration with film studio The Weinstein Company to support and nurture a new generation of emerging filmmakers. The series is screened annually in Tokyo as part of Short Shorts Film Festival & Asia, the largest international short film festival in Asia.
Following the first and second sets of films in, respectively, 2013 and 2014, LEXUS now proudly presents a new series four short films on the theme of anticipation made by exciting young directors from around the world.
The films will be screened at INTERSECT BY LEXUS alongside a selection of short films by Japanese directors that have won awards and praise overseas.
Screenings
Lexus Short Films:
・Friday Night (2016)
・MESSiAH (2016)
・The Nation Holds Its Breath (2016)
・Game (2016)
・Operation Barn Owl (2014)
・Market Hours (2014)
・A Better Tomorrow (2013)
Short films by Japanese directors acclaimed at overseas film festivals:
・A Warm Spell
・Oh Lucy!
・663114
・Memory Sculptor
・Shabu-Shabu Spirit
Lexus Short Films
(4 latest films available online from June 1st)
https://www.lexus-int.com/lexus-short-films/theater
More information on the screening lineup:
http://www.shortshorts.org/2017/en/program/lexus.php
Short Shorts Film Festival & Asia
http://www.shortshorts.org/2017/