Nippon Re-Read: Radical Fragments and Abstractions from Japan I & II + Cat Soup feat. Bo Ningen

Zipangu Fest returns with a strong experimental film programme for 2011, thanks to curator Julian Ross. Come and enjoy a fine spectrum of experimental moving image works from Japan, for a good cause! All proceeds from this screening at Café Oto in Dalston (18-22 Ashwin St, London E8 3DL) on November 22nd will go towards Japan disaster relief.

The films in this two-part programme from Kinema Nippon (curated by Aily Nash and Nine Yamamoto-Masson) range from late 60s to contemporary works. Although varying greatly in their formal and aesthetic concerns, the works all rigorously reexamine the everyday through their respective experiments and innovations in their medium. For detailed information on this selection, which will be in two sections (Programme I 68min and Programme II 67min), please refer to the Nippon Re-Read: Radical Fragments and Abstractions from Japan I & II in our film section.

Also screening will be the experimental animation Cat Soup, soundtracked live by premier noise-rock band Bo Ningen. This performance was originally commissioned by the Branchange Film Festival.

Doors open at 7.30pm. An admission fee of £5 will be charged on the door, and all proceeds from the benefit night will go towards Japan disaster relief, via Japanisch-Deutsches Zentrum Berlin. For more information, visit Kinema Nippon and Café Oto.