Liam LoPinto | Japan/USA 2023 | 12′ | Spielfilm | Farsi/Japanisch mit englischen UT | NRW-Premiere
Best of Festivals II
Mehrdad, inzwischen ein alter Mann, erinnert sich an die Begegnung mit der alten Chiyo auf einem Friedhof in Tokio, nahe seiner Grundschule. Mithilfe seines Zeichenbuchs von damals denkt er über ihr rätselhaftes Verschwinden nach.
Screenings/Preise
Palm Springs Best of Fest
Short Shorts Film Festival and Asia
Curtas Vila Do Conde
Sitges Film Festival
Filmographie
2018 Baba dir. Liam LoPinto (live action, 16 minutes)
2019 French Fly dir. Liam LoPinto (animation, 4 minutes)
2023 Karam Camera dir. Liam LoPinto, co Dir. Shaimaa Al-Sabti, Hana Barhum (documentary, 17 min)
Biographie
Liam LoPinto is a filmmaker and animator from New York City. He graduated from NYU Tisch’s UGFTV program in 2017. He also studied at Waseda University in Tokyo and attended CalArts’ Character Animation program from 2017–2021. His film French Fly was selected for CAA Moebius’ 5th Showcase. His documentary “Karam Camera” was made in partnership with Karam Foundation focusing on empowering young Syrian refugees. He’s a first generation Iranian-American.