Q&A with EVIL DOES NOT EXIST Filmmaker Ryûsuke Hamaguchi
Friday, May 3
8:30
NOTE: This screening is SOLD OUT.
A standby line will form at the box office 30 minutes prior to showtime.
Ryûsuke Hamaguchi was born in Japan in 1978. In 2008, PASSION, his master’s degree graduate work from Tokyo University of Arts, was selected at the San Sebastián International Film Festival and Tokyo Filmex. In 2015, his award-winning film HAPPY HOUR premiered at the 68th Locarno International Film Festival. In 2021, WHEEL OF FORTUNE AND FANTASY won the Silver Bear Grand Jury Prize at the 71st Berlinale. At the 74th edition of Cannes, DRIVE MY CAR won the Screenplay Prize and three independent prizes, including FIPRESCI. The following year it received four Academy Award® nominations, including Best Film, Best Director, Best Adapted Screenplay and won for Best International Feature Film.
Supported by a Humanities New York Action Grant