This November, we are delighted to present two works from contemporary filmmaker Hikaru Suzuki. God, Father and Me (2008) and Anrakuto (2011) are both experimental works that deal with unorthodox configurations of the family, and incorporate elements of documentary, retelling, and choreographed restaging.

This February, as part of our Community of Images series and our Meander program, we are thrilled to present a feature on the screening collective Ground Level Cinema (グラウンドレベルシネマ). The group is comprised of members from both Japan and Taiwan, and the program features contributions from Johan Chang & Masa Kudo, Hsin-Yu Chen and Kenta Yamaguchi.

From November 21 - December 5, we are delighted to present I have no memory of my direction (2005), a feature-length work from Japanese-Canadian filmmaker Midi Onodera, along with a series of shorts. At once narrative, essay film and experimental travelogue, this work explores the layered relationship of the artist to her grandmother’s birthplace of Japan.

This November, we present a fourth offering in our Community of Images series as part of our Meander program. In partnership with curator Elizabeth Jesse, we are thrilled to introduce the work of Kioto Aoki, an active Chicago-based artist, educator, and musician.

Our June membership feature is focused on the underground filmmaker Mari Terashima, with two works from tail-ends of her career that beckon the viewer ‘through the looking glass’ into the territory of dream and desire.

CCJ presents the work of filmmakers Eri Saito and Masanobu Nakamura as part of our Meander Program.