Back and Forth

earthearthearth

earthearthearth
Daïchi Saïto
Canada
30
Spanish Premiere
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Synopsis

Dawn breaks where land is flesh
And bones’ echoes;
You’ve lived through extinctions –
Stars, skies, sand and seas;
Future is catching us up at last,
And all the dead are ahead of us.

Festivals

- 50th International Film Festival Rotterdam, Tiger Short Competition, February 2021
- 43e Cinéma du réel, International Competition, March 2021
- 22nd Jeonju International Film Festival, April 2021

Director biography

Daïchi Saïto

Originally from Japan, Daïchi Saïto is a filmmaker based in Montreal, where he co-founded the artist film collective Double Negative. His film Trees of Syntax, Leaves of Axis (2009) was named one of the "150 Essential Works in Canadian Cinema History" by Toronto International Film Festival in 2016. At Rotterdam, Saïto won a Tiger Award for Short Film with Engram of Returning (2015). His book of short prose Moving the Sleeping Images of Things Towards the Light is available from Le laps in Montreal.

Finished

Sessions

June

Saturday 05
21:00 h
Círculo de Bellas Artes. Cine Estudio
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Credits

Language
No dialogue
Director
Daïchi Saïto
Cinematography
Daïchi Saïto
Editing
Daïchi Saïto
Sound
Jason Sharp
Production
Oona Mosna, Daïchi Saïto
Contact
dsaitofilm@gmail.com