Program Type:
Film ClubAge Group:
AdultsProgram Description
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.
Event Details
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)