Film
JUNK HEAD
Friday, December 1–Sunday, December 3
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(2017, DCP, 101m, Japanese w/English subtitles) dir Takahide Hori w/Atsuko Miyake, Takahide Hori. Due to gene manipulation aimed at extending life, humans can no longer reproduce. Parton is selected for a mission through a subterranean labyrinth crawling with monsters to secure humanity’s future. Made across seven years with a small team of animators, Junk Head is a triumph of stop-motion grotesquery and has finally been made available in the States.
For Perisphere, Luke Mosher returns to discuss the do-it-yourself nature of Junk Head‘s stop-motion animation.
FRI/SAT 7:00 9:15 SUN 3:00 5:15
OTHER PROGRAMMING
Other Films in this Series
Friday, December 8–Sunday, December 10
THE HOLY MOUNTAIN
Thursday, December 14
THE TRYLON HALLMARK HOLIDAY SPECIAL! *SOLD OUT*
Friday, December 22 & Saturday, December 23
THE SHOP AROUND THE CORNER
Friday, December 29–Sunday, December 31
TAMPOPO
Thursday, January 11–Sunday, January 14
PEE-WEE’S BIG ADVENTURE
Friday, January 19–Sunday, January 21
EMITAÏ
Wednesday, January 24
TRYLON CLUB SECRET SCREENING
Friday, February 2–Sunday, February 4
WERCKMEISTER HARMONIES