Short Films – Tokyo Equinox
- Tokyo Equinox
- Mixed Mexican
- Unreserved
- Crayola Monologues
- MiXeD Me and MASC
SHORT FILM PROGRAM
Saturday, June 12th
11:00 AM – 12:30 PM
National Center for Democracy, Tateuchi Democracy Forum
(order subject to change)
Tokyo Equinox
Director: 
Yuri Makino.
This experimental documentary takes its viewers on a personal journey that reunites two “hapa” adult sisters from America (the filmmaker and her sister/collaborator) with the Japanese father they have not seen for many years. Set during the autumn festival in Japan, this impressionistic documentary captures the short reunion with an elegantly evocative score and with a wistful intelligence.
About the filmmaker 
Yuri received her M.F.A. in Film Production at New York University in 1996. She lives in Tucson where she works as an independent filmmaker and Associate Professor at the University of Arizona. Her work has screened at national and international venues and she has received numerous awards and grants for her films.
Awards and Festivals
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4th Annual Asian Austin Film Festival, Austin, TX, November 2007. Her Shorts, Tucson, AZ, May 2006. Luna Fest, Tucson, AZ, March 2006. Movies on a Shoestring, Rochester, NY, May 2005. Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival, Los Angeles, CA, May 2005. Sedona International Film Festival, Sedona, AZ, March, 2005. Hawaii International Film Festival, Honolulu, Hawaii, October 2004. Silkscreen Film festival, Boston Massachusetts, October 2004. Asian Pacific American Film Festival, Washington DC, October 2004 Asian Film Festival of Dallas, Dallas, TX, May 2004 GirlFest, Honolulu, HI, May 2004 Arizona International Film Festival, Tucson, AZ, April 2004 Women of Color Film Festival, Berkeley, CA, March 2004 Women in the Director’s Chair, Chicago, IL, March 2004 |
San Francisco Asian International Film Festival, San Francisco, CA, March 2004 Phoenix Museum Contemporary Forum Emerging Artist Award, 2009. Best Director Award, Alma, Reel Sisters of the Diaspora Film Festival, Brooklyn, NY, 2007. Best Narrative Film, Alma, University Film and Video Association Faculty Juried Screenings, 2007. The Ledo Matteoli Award for Best Immigrant Story, Alma, Humboldt Film Festival, 2007. Award of Excellence, Alma, in the Independent Short Film category, Accolade Competition, 2007. Tucson Community Film Contest Winner, Tokyo Equinox, Tucson, AZ, March 2006. Best of Arizona Award, Llama Walks, Arizona International Film Festival, 2003. Honorable Mention, Llama Walks, University Film & Video Association Juried Screening, 2003. Visual Arts Fellowship, Arizona Commission on the Arts, 1999. |
