| Session 30 Friday April 24, 1:00pm – 3:30pm AMC/LOEWS Boston Common: 175 Tremont St. Boston |
The 8th Samurai 28min
“It cannot be eight; it has to be Seven Samurai!” It’s 1953
and beyond the Tokyo Metropolis, deep in the mountains of
Gotemba, a jidei-geki (period drama) samurai movie is about
to begin production. By a little persistence and a stroke of
good luck a small time actor, Nanshu, gets the chance of a
lifetime: a lead role as one of the eight samurai that will save
a village from bandits. After months of training, Nanshu is
betting it all that this role will make him the greatest actor in
the History of Japan. But little does he know that the Director
is having doubts about his choice. And there is only one
thing Nanshu didn’t prepare for: being fired.
THE 8TH SAMURAI is a tragic comedy about fate from
writer/director Justin Ambrosino that pays homage to the
samurai films, Italian Neorealism and the American comedies
of the 1950s.
Cast: Eijiro Ozaki, Akino Shima, Hiroshi Watanabe, Ikuma
Ando, Takashi Yamaguchi, Toshi Toda, Yuki Matsuzaki
Writer: Justin Ambrosino
Director: Justin Ambrosino
Producer: David Stephenson, Justin Ambrosino (Executive
Producer)
DP: Lucas Lee Graham
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The River Ran Red 59min
Through the testimony of thirty eyewitnesses "The River Ran
Red depicts the search for survivors of the Armenian
Genocide of 1915, perpetuated by the Ottoman Turkish
government.
The Film discusses the causes of the Genocide, in the
context of Armenian and Turkish history. Major sequences
include: the treatment of orphaned children and their exile in
the desert; forced conversion to Islam; loss of identity and
secret telegrams.
The film takes the viewer from the highland waters of the
legendary Euphrates River to the burning deserts of Syria,
the final resting place of 1,500,000 Armenians who perished.
Geographically, the film begins in the mountains of Ancient
Armenia, where the supposed site of the Garden of Eden is
located near mount Ararat. Stops along the way include
Aleppo in Northern Syria, the control center of concentration
camps along the middle Euphrates River. The film ends in
the deir Zor desert occured the greatest mass murders and
incineration of refugee children in caves. The search ends
with the discovery of three Arabized survivors from Ancient
Armenia.
Writer, Director & Producer: Dr. J. Michael Hagopian
“It cannot be eight; it has to be Seven Samurai!” It’s 1953
and beyond the Tokyo Metropolis, deep in the mountains of
Gotemba, a jidei-geki (period drama) samurai movie is about
to begin production. By a little persistence and a stroke of
good luck a small time actor, Nanshu, gets the chance of a
lifetime: a lead role as one of the eight samurai that will save
a village from bandits. After months of training, Nanshu is
betting it all that this role will make him the greatest actor in
the History of Japan. But little does he know that the Director
is having doubts about his choice. And there is only one
thing Nanshu didn’t prepare for: being fired.
THE 8TH SAMURAI is a tragic comedy about fate from
writer/director Justin Ambrosino that pays homage to the
samurai films, Italian Neorealism and the American comedies
of the 1950s.
Cast: Eijiro Ozaki, Akino Shima, Hiroshi Watanabe, Ikuma
Ando, Takashi Yamaguchi, Toshi Toda, Yuki Matsuzaki
Writer: Justin Ambrosino
Director: Justin Ambrosino
Producer: David Stephenson, Justin Ambrosino (Executive
Producer)
DP: Lucas Lee Graham
___________________________________________
The River Ran Red 59min
Through the testimony of thirty eyewitnesses "The River Ran
Red depicts the search for survivors of the Armenian
Genocide of 1915, perpetuated by the Ottoman Turkish
government.
The Film discusses the causes of the Genocide, in the
context of Armenian and Turkish history. Major sequences
include: the treatment of orphaned children and their exile in
the desert; forced conversion to Islam; loss of identity and
secret telegrams.
The film takes the viewer from the highland waters of the
legendary Euphrates River to the burning deserts of Syria,
the final resting place of 1,500,000 Armenians who perished.
Geographically, the film begins in the mountains of Ancient
Armenia, where the supposed site of the Garden of Eden is
located near mount Ararat. Stops along the way include
Aleppo in Northern Syria, the control center of concentration
camps along the middle Euphrates River. The film ends in
the deir Zor desert occured the greatest mass murders and
incineration of refugee children in caves. The search ends
with the discovery of three Arabized survivors from Ancient
Armenia.
Writer, Director & Producer: Dr. J. Michael Hagopian
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