AKASHI

This film will be available both in-person and online. The in-person screening will be  part of a shorts-feature combination screening, during which it will be preceded by the short film, ONE LAST WALK. Click the BUY TICKETS button to proceed.

When Kana, a Japanese artist living in Vancouver, returns to Tokyo for her grandmother’s funeral, she’s pulled between the life she chose and the one she left behind. As family expectations close in and an old love reappears, she uncovers a hidden romance from her grandfather’s past. Past and present begin to echo, and AKASHI becomes a quiet reflection on identity, memory, and the choices that shape who we become.

Content warning: strong language

Born in Japan, raised in three continents, Mayumi Yoshida is a Director, Actor, Writer based in Vancouver, BC. Her background brings a unique “in-betweener” perspective to her storytelling. She is an Alumna of WarnerMedia x Canadian Academy’s Writer/Director Program, TIFF Writer’s Studio, and Beyond Japan Filmmakers Program, where she was mentored by Hirokazu Koreeda. Her Juno nominated music video, DIFFERENT THAN BEFORE won the Jury Award at SXSW.

Producers: Nach Dudsdeemaytha, Tyler Hagan

Writer: Mayumi Yoshida

Cinematographer: Jaryl Lim

Composer: Andrew Yong Hoon Lee

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One Last Walk / AKASHI

Come join us for this in-person combination screening of the short ONE LAST WALK followed by the world premiere of feature film AKASHI.