Chikara Motomura
Cinematographer
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Frank Dead Souls
A bus meanders its way through Cape Town and heads north along the South African beaches towards a swanky resort in Stellenbosch. The Frank Magazine editorial staff is on a "team building" exercise. But the team is falling apart. Shaky marriages examine new options. Closet...Watch Movie
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Samt
Ashtar, a young Jordanian woman from a small town outside Amman who seeks greater personal and cultural freedom from a traditional family, wants to attend a youth conference in Petra. Her more conservative brother, Jihad, is opposed even though their father seems the most progressive of the...Watch Movie
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Security
"We're taking back 9/11 with a flashy, forceful feature that surveys safety in a time of orange alerts. SECURITY began with an unforeseen death on the streets of Berkeley that provoked dismay in a band of student actors. Activated by this unexpected turn, the actors looked inward and moved...Watch Movie
Editor
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Winter Oranges
Ryuki lives on Sagi, a small island off the coast of Hiroshima. His ancestors have always grown oranges and scallions there but Ryuki is tired of all that. His wife, Kaori, is expecting their first child. But Ryuki dreams about going to Tokyo to work in the theatre. He is attracted to Hinako, a...Watch Movie
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Opening
A gallery opening. The art crowd has assembled with its nervous owners, venal dealers, philistines with agendas and real estate developers with plans. Clandestine romances, artistic feuds, petty intrigues, jealousies, ghosts in the closet... all are dangerously close to the surface, awaiting...Watch Movie
