The Japanese Boy

My Dinner with Andre(en)

Wallace Shawn and Andre Gregory share life stories and anecdotes over the course of an evening meal at a restaurant.

Al Desnudo(es)

Anxiety & Desire(es)

Two friends explore the meaning of anxiety.

Rain After the Concert(es)

Toño accompanies Sara, his best friend's girlfriend, to a rock concert. Unable to reach a bus to return to their city, they are forced to spend the night in a cheap hotel room. The intoxication and euphoria of having seen their favorite group make them feel an illusory affinity.

Shall We Kiss?(fr)

When Gabriel and Emilie meet by chance, he offers her a ride, and they spend the evening talking, laughing and getting along famously. At the end of the night, Emilie declines Gabriel's offer of "a kiss without consequences". Emilie admonishes him that the kiss could have unexpected consequences, and tells him a story, unfolding in flashbacks, about the impossibility of indulging your desires without affecting someone else's life.

Conversations with a Stranger(en)

A young writer's chance meeting with a stranger during a rainstorm sparks an unexpected connection and revealing the healing power of shared stories.

The Ongoing Conversation(en)

An Editor recounts the diaries of a failed film production as they attempt to construct a new narrative from the remaining footage.

The Mulberry Bush(en)

Two men sit next to each other on an autumn day in Central Park. They make small talk about the weather and the joys of summer. When the conversation turns personal, however, it becomes clear that this is no random encounter...

CONVERSATION INTERVIEW INTERROGATION(en)

A young man named Jack is questioned by a mysterious individual

Germany in Autumn(de)

Germany in Autumn does not have a plot per se; it mixes documentary footage, along with standard movie scenes, to give the audience the mood of Germany during the late 1970s. The movie covers the two month time period during 1977 when a businessman was kidnapped, and later murdered, by the left-wing terrorists known as the RAF-Rote Armee Fraktion (Red Army Fraction). The businessman had been kidnapped in an effort to secure the release of the orginal leaders of the RAF, also known as the Baader-Meinhof gang. When the kidnapping effort and a plane hijacking effort failed, the three most prominent leaders of the RAF, Andreas Baader, Gudrun Ensslin, and Jan-Carl Raspe, all committed suicide in prison. It has become an article of faith within the left-wing community that these three were actually murdered by the state.

Coffee and Cigarettes(en)

Coffee And Cigarettes is a collection of eleven films from cult director Jim Jarmusch. Each film hosts star studded cast of extremely unique individuals who all share the common activities of conversing while drinking coffee and smoking cigarettes.

Whirlybird(en)

A young woman frustrated with her entry into adulthood meets an older woman on a walk, who helps her to see that her life could be far worse...

Mea Culpa(en)

A date becomes complicated when a controversial subject forces the couple to examine their desires and limitations.

Choose Me(en)

Several lost-soul night-owls, including a nightclub owner, a talk radio relationship counselor, and an itinerant stranger have encounters that expose their contradictions and anxieties about love and acceptance.

Déja Vù(pt)

No Loitering, Please(en)

A lowly comic book shop owner discovers a mysterious young woman loitering in his shop, leading to an unlikely friendship.

Panama(es)

A conversation between two Ecuadorian friends in the city of Panama.

Detour(en)

Two strangers bond during a taxi ride.

Meaningless Conversations in Beautiful Environments(en)

Against a backdrop of magnificent landscapes and epic tableaus, banal conversations take place between characters who are comically oblivious to their surroundings.

Don’t Wake Me Up(en)

A final conversation between a recently separated couple on their last night together before parting ways.