I Quit Being “Friends”
友達やめた。
DIRECTED BY IMAMURA Ayako
Documentary
RUNTIME 84 minutes
US Premiere
Aichi International Women's Film Festival
Virtual Screening
Available to stream
June 23 @ midnight CDT to
July 1 @ 11:59 pm CDT
Across the U.S.
Synopsis
"I am in a minority" Because I have a hearing disability, that is what I thought, but the person who eliminated this self-image was Ma-chan, who has a developmental disability. As we became closer and closer as friends, we had more and more arguments. I wondered how I could become better friends with Ma-chan. In order to try to figure that out, I turned the camera on the two of us.
Film Credits
EDITOR IMAMURA Ayako, YAMADA Shinichi
CINEMATOGRAPHER IMAMURA Ayako
PRINCIPAL CAST HAYASHI Masayo, IMAMURA Ayako
MUSIC MATAHACH Yatomi
PRODUCTION/DISTRIBUTION Studio AYA
RELEASE YEAR 2020
Dir. IMAMURA Ayako
Director's Comment
Hello, nice to meet you! My name is Ayako Imamura. I had the opportunity to study abroad in California State University for one year when I was 19, and I am delighted that my film will be streamed online in America. I'm excited to see how everyone thinks about this piece.
