An black and white silent love story by director Motohiro Tajima. Guitarist Futoshi, who has broken up with his girlfriend and whose mother has fallen ill, wanders the streets in despair. One day, he meets Yuki, a hearing-impaired woman with a dog. Futoshi is gradually drawn to Yuki, who lives despite her disability and helps care for his mother. He decides to seriously dedicate himself to music for the sake of his mother and Yuki. Then one day, a music producer approaches him with an offer to release a CD...
"A Drowning Man" (2017) explores the unseen aspects of the Refugee Crisis. In, 15 far-too-short minutes, viewers are given a detailed snapshot of what it's like for a refugee to drown in the waters of poverty and otherness while trying to navigate a land whose promise has worn off, and only 'strange' remains.
Despite everything it was capable of, all of these poor choices strung together amount to nothing more than a counter-productive film.
Two Distant Strangers (2020) centers around Carter James (Joey Bada$$) as he tries to get back home to his pitbull, Jeter, after spending a night at the apartment of his date Perri (Zaria Simone). What gets in the way of Carter reuniting with his dog is that every time he tries to leave Perri’s apartment, he is killed by police and wakes up back in her bed in a never-ending cycle. It addresses the issue of police brutality which rightly has been in the public eye more and more with the unjust deaths caused at the hands of law enforcement.
White audiences saw Peola’s mixed-race passing as a Black woman’s struggle to be white. Black audiences saw it as the rebellion of a Black woman trying to gain privileges only given to white people.
Throughout the film, Kate desperately tries keeping her status as an influential YouTuber; however, her follower and view count crumble, mirroring the world around her.
The Owl House has swiftly become one of Disney’s beloved cartoon series.
