DCEFF Presents: MIYAZAKI, SPIRIT OF NATURE
Special Features: FREE SCREENING! You must be seated at least 15 min. prior to showtime. Seating is limited, so please arrive early. Empty seats will be released to standby line guests.
All advance tickets for this screening have been claimed. Any unclaimed seats will be made available on a first-come, first-served basis at the AFI Silver box office, beginning at 12:45 p.m. on Sat, March 29.
[MIYAZAKI, L’ESPRIT DE LA NATURE]
For over 50 years, Japanese filmmaker Hayao Miyazaki has been enchanting the world with his animation. His 12 feature films (including MY NEIGHBOR TOTORO, PRINCESS MONONOKE, SPIRITED AWAY and THE BOY AND THE HERON), 10 shorts and several mangas form a luminous body of work, full of now-iconic characters. Often autobiographical, Miyazaki's films also reflect the state of the world, frequently referencing the wars and ecological disasters of the 20th and 21st centuries to create profound works of art that question our relationship with the natural world and living beings. Thanks to exceptional access granted by Studio Ghibli, MIYAZAKI, SPIRIT OF NATURE uses numerous film excerpts and rare archival material from Japanese television to uncover the life of Miyazaki and his profoundly ecological body of work. Thinkers like anthropologist Philippe Descola and philosopher Timothy Morton; family members such as Miyazaki’s son, film director Gorō Miyazaki; and collaborators, including his longtime producer and friend Toshio Suzuki, bring us closer to this tireless, obsessive and mysterious artist. (Note adapted from the Venice Film Festival.) DIR/SCR Léo Favier; SCR Léo Brachet; PROD Loïc Bouchet, Thibaut Camurat, Christian J. Popp. France, 2024, color, 82 min. In English, Japanese and French with English subtitles. NOT RATED
Sponsored by the Japan Information & Culture Center (JICC) of the Embassy of Japan in Washington, DC
Presented as part of the Environmental Film Festival in the Nation’s Capital
Since 1993, the Environmental Film Festival in the Nation’s Capital (DCEFF) has been the world's premier showcase of environmental storytelling. Through their annual festival, year-round programs, and online resources, DCEFF seeks to advance public understanding of the environment through the power of film. This year's festival runs March 20–29 at venues across the Washington, DC, area. For a full list of festival programs, visit dceff.org.
Don't miss these films also co-presented by DCEFF and playing in this year's New African Film Festival:
SEARCHING FOR AMANI, playing March 24–26.
CARISSA, playing March 25 & 26.
THE BATTLE FOR LAIKIPIA, playing March 26 & 27.
Run Time: 82 Minutes
Opening Date: Saturday, March 29, 2025
Genre: Documentary