Réalisateur·trice
Né en 1970, Kazuhiro Soda a vécu au Japon jusqu’en 1993, puis à New york pour commencer sa carrière dans le cinéma. Après avoir dirigé plusieurs documentaires pour la télévision japonaise (NHK) depuis New York, Soda a commencé à créer ses propres long-métrages documentaires de manière indépendante. Oyster Factory est le cinquième opus de sa série « Observational Film », après Campaign (2007) et Mental (2008) Théâtre 1 et 2 (2012).
2007 – Campaign (Senkyo)
2008 – Mental (Seishin)
2010 – Peace
2011 – Home
2013 – Campaign 2 (Senkyo 2)
2018 – The Big House
2020 – Professeur Yamamoto (Seishin 0)
Filmographie détaillée
ZERO (Seishin 0)
2020, Documentary, Observational Film #9, 128 minutes
– MoMA Doc Fortnight ‘Centerpiece’ 2020
– Berlinale Forum 2020
THE BIG HOUSE
2018, Documentary, Observational Film #8, 119 minutes
– Berlinale Critics’ Week 2018
– Sheffield Doc/Fest
– Ann Arbor Film Festival
INSIDE SEA (Minatomachi)
2018, Documentary, Observational Film #7, 122 minutes
– Berlinale
– IDFA
– HKIFF
– Cinema du Réel
– Art of the Real
OYSTER FACTORY (Kaki Kouba)
2015, Documentary, Observational Film #6, 145 minutes
– Kinotayo Film Festival, Audience Award
– Locarno Film Festival
– Festival des 3 Continents
– HKIFF
– Vancouver IFF
CAMPAIGN 2 (Senkyo 2)
2013, Documentary, Observational Film #5, 149 minutes
– Cinema du Réel
– Dubai IFF
– MoMA Doc Fortnight
– HKIFF
THEATRE 2 (Engeki 2)
2012, Documentary, Observational Film #4, 170 minutes
– Festival des 3 Continents, Young Jury’s Prize
– Busan IFF
– Japan Foundation Support Program for Film and Visual Media Production on Japan
THEATRE 1 (Engeki 1)
2012, Documentary, Observational Film #3, 172 minutes
– Festival des 3 Continents, Young Jury’s Prize
– Busan IFF
– Japan Foundation Support Program for Film and Visual Media Production on Japan
HOME
2011, Documentary, Observational Film Extra, 3 minutes 11 seconds
As a part of 311 A Sense of Home Films, curated by Naomi Kawase
PEACE
2010, Documentary, Observational Film Extra, 75 minutes
– Tokyo Filmex, Audience Award
– HKIFF, Best Documentary Award
– Visions du Réel, Buyens-Chagall Prize
– DMZ Korean International Documentary Festival, Opening Film
MENTAL (Seishin)
2008, Documentary, Observational Film #2, 135 minutes
– Berlinale Forum
– Busan IFF, Best Documentary
– Dubai IFF, Best Documentary
– Miami IFF, Special Jury Mention
– HKIFF, Outstanding Documentary Award
– Visions du Réel, Inter-religious Jury Prize
– Asian Network of Documentary (AND) Fund, Post-production grant
– Asian Pacific Screen Award 2009 Nomination
CAMPAIGN (Senkyo)
2007, Documentary, Observational Film #1, 120 minutes
– Berlinale Forum
– Peabody Award 2008
– Belgrade IFF, Best Film
