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26 June 2008

Short film fans, help? I've seen the 'tension' story in the linked post before at the Rotterdam film festival - but I can't find the japanese director that did it,, nor the film. [More:] All I recall: It was the Rotterdam Film Festival Japan days in either 1999 or 2000. It was a short film shown in the middle of the night at Pathe Schouwburgplein (huge cinema!) and the director was there ready to answer questions after the screening. It was fantastic which is why I want to find that film to give the director credit where it is due.

The premise: someone leaves the gas on in a cramped apartment, while all the residents go about doing their thing - blow drying their hair, lighting matches, playing with toys that spark and so on. The cuts between each item that theoreticaly could set the gas alight get faster, and at the very end the apartment block is seen from the outside as the whole place explodes.
Crossposting! also at ask metafilter. I forgot about the green. :)
posted by dabitch 26 June | 07:47
No, but that short film sounds fantastic!
posted by BoringPostcards 26 June | 07:52
It was mindblowingly great. That's why I really really want to get the director the fame he deserves for that film now that some daft ad has ripped him off.
posted by dabitch 26 June | 07:56
Dabitch, I think you should call them and ask them to look up the film.
posted by jouke 26 June | 08:56
ah, there's an idea. Sadly, with only a cell-phone available, calling other countries gets waaaay expensive. Looks like I stumped the green though, darnit.
posted by dabitch 26 June | 09:15
You can use a service like rebtel, fring or jajah to keep the cost of calling down.
I'm in SF right now so I can't make the call for you....
posted by jouke 26 June | 13:46
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