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OLD STONE

Japan Premiere
OLD STONE
19 MON

After a car accident that puts a man into a coma, a small-town taxi driver becomes overburdened with paying the injured man's hospital costs to the point of considering murder as a possible way out.

Director : Johnny Ma
Cast : Gang Chen, Nai An, Hongwei Wang, Zebin Zhang, Xue'er Luo
Producers : WU Xianjian, Chi:an LIN, Jing WANG, Sarah STALLARD / DOP : Ming Kai LEUNG
Art Directors : ZHENG Chen, ZHANG Xueqiang / Editor : Mike LONG / Sound Mixer : SHENG Yong
Music by : Lee SANDERS / Sound Designer : T Terressa TATE

China・Canada / 2016 / 80min / color / DCP / Chinese / JPN & ENG Sub.

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DATE/VENUE

19 MON 10:30 / 【A】Nara Machi Center : Main Hall(Q&A)
21 WED 13:20 / 【C】Nara Prefecture Cultural Hall : 2F

TICKET
【Early】¥1,000
【Door】¥1,300

PROFILE

Johnny Ma

Johnny Ma

Johnny was born in Shanghai China, and immigrated to Toronto at the age of ten. Graduating from Columbia University's M.F.A. in the Directing / Screenwriting film program, Johnny's short films have screened at TIFF, Dallas International Film Festival, Aspen Shortfest and other international festivals, while receiving awards from DGA and National Board of Review as well as a nomination for the Canadian Academy Awards.Johnny is developing his second feature project, also set in China. He is a recent alum of the 2014 Sundance Institute Screenwriting / Directing Lab and winner of the Telefilm Canada Pitch This competition. "OLD STONE" became part of Berlin International Film Festival Forum (2016), and 2016 Hong Kong International Film Festival, Competion.

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