Familiar Tale

Screening Schedule

Nov 25 (Sta.) 15:15 at NTT CRED Hall 1

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Details

Foto Saeki is a deserted analogue photography goods store in the Santa Maria la Ribera neighborhood in Mexico City. Its owner, Yukio Saeki, arrived to Mexico in 1955. At 86 years old, he can still hear the echo of a hot Monday morning in Japan, as he walked across a field toward the ocean when he was 13 years old.
Familiar Tale delves into Mr. Saeki’s memory and photographic archive. His story spins various threads, including Japanese immigration to Mexico, photographic technique development and the drastic changes and growth Mexico underwent from 1955 onward.  Seeped in Saeki’s nostalgia, the documentary uses various visual resources to illustrate his vision and sensory recollections. As Saeki digs further into his past, he uncovers his memories of wartime Japan and the fateful day he witnessed the dropping of the atomic bomb on nearby Hiroshima.

Director: Sumie García
Producer：Sumie García, Santiago de la Paz Nicolau, Alejandro Quintero
Animation：Daniel Farah

Year of production: 2017
Running time: 21’
Country: Mexico

Director

Sumie García (Mexico City, 1986) graduated with honors from Savannah College of Art and Design with a fine art degree focused on film direction. Her work in film production and post-production includes films such as Echo of the Mountain by Nicolás Echevarría and The Gaze of the Sea by Jose Álvarez. Her work as a visual and video artist has been recognized in individual and collective shows in international fairs and galleries, including OCCCA in California (2014) and Pink Art Fair in Seoul, South Korea (2015). Her documentary film project Familiar Tale was the recipient of the national Young Creators Grant by FONCA 2015-2016 and had its world premiere at Visions du Réel. Her new short film project, The Years, has also been selected by the national Young Creators Grant by FONCA 2017-2018.