Faculty Picks
TEKKONKINKREET
DIRECTOR: MICHAEL ARIAS
JAPAN, 2006
FACULTY PRESENTER: DANIEL JOHNSON—TEKKONKINKREET, which won the Japan Academy Prize for Best Animated Feature Film, is a metaphysical coming-of-age saga remarkable for its breathtaking visuals and fast-paced storytelling. Two kids must save the futuristic Treasure City from the schemes of a sinister yakuza, who wants to demolish the degenerate city and replace it with a gargantuan amusement park. “This exquisitely realized, high-impact anime—the title roughly translates as steel-reinforced concrete—is a classic tale of Good and Evil rendered in a dense visual style that both honors tradition while injecting a modern illustrative sensibility.”—Daniel Johnson. (111 mins.)
School of Film digital compositing and effects instructor Daniel Johnson will introduce the film.