Virtual Film Club

Program Type:

Film Club

Age Group:

Adults
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Program Description

Event Details

Virtual Film Club

Each month we pick a culturally or historically significant film for library patrons to watch and discuss. Watch the film on your own time, then meet with our virtual film club to discuss the film on Zoom. Registration is required. Zoom Invites will be sent out via email.

This month's film is Junk Head (2017), directed by Takahide Hori.

Additional Resources:

GENERAL

Trailer (English subtitled): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O2ygfn-WqF8

Trailer (wordless): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9_LsDrBfD4A

REVIEWS

Rachel Ho, That Shelf (06-30-2022): https://thatshelf.com/junk-head-review-stop-motion-delight/

Matt Donato, What to Watch (09-07-2021): https://www.whattowatch.com/reviews/fantasia-fest-2021-review-junk-head-is-a-memorable-one-man-stop-motion-feat

Jonathan DeHaan, Nightmare on Film Street (08-25-2021): https://nofspodcast.com/fantasia2021-review-enter-the-industrial-wasteland-of-stop-motion-animation-epic-junk-head

Jared Mobarak, The Film Stage (08-05-2021): https://thefilmstage.com/fantasia-review-junk-head-is-a-surrealist-darkly-imaginative-animation/

Richard Whittaker, Austin Chronicle (09-30-2017): https://www.austinchronicle.com/daily/screens/2017-09-30/fantastic-fest-review-junk-head/

MovieFiendz (01-16-2024): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4H1OLqeAuOE (~3 minutes)

ABOUT THE DIRECTOR: Takahide Hori 

Short biography (My Anime List): https://myanimelist.net/people/49447/Takahide_Hori

Short interview (Picture House) (02-27-2023): https://www.picturehouses.com/blog/takahide-hori-q-a-picturehouse-recommends

Short article on the director’s path to ‘Junk Head’ (12-05-2013): https://kotaku.com/stop-motion-animator-spent-four-years-making-his-dream-1476989544

 

(All links current and active as of 12-11-2024)