[Past Event] Cinema of Kore-eda: Families and Forgiveness | Livestream Zoom

Course Description:

We invite you to join us for a deep dive into the oeuvre of one of contemporary Japanese cinema’s most compassionate and humanistic auteurs, whose films have touched the hearts and stimulated the minds of audiences and critics throughout the world. Kore-eda’s beautifully understated narratives embrace and expand our notions of family and community, and offer us ways to reflect on the power of forgiveness as an essential key to our survival and well-being.

Films will include: "Maborosi" (1995), "Like Father, Like Son" (2013), "Our Little Sister" (2015), and "Shoplifters" (2018). Participants are to independently view each film prior to the Zoom session.

Streaming options:
- Maborosi available to stream on Kino Now for $4.99 without subscription (kinonow.com)
- The other three films are available to stream on Amazon Prime Video for $3.99 each without subscription (amazon.com)