Ajyal Film Festival 2023

All Films

Frog In The Well (Frog In The Well)

Special Screening

Ken Ochiai / Short Narrative / Japan / 2009 / 15 min / Colour / HDCAM
In Japanese / Arabic, English subtitles
Interests: Drama
Qatar Premiere

Synopsis

Joe leaves Tokyo for the first time in 10 years to spread his mother’s ashes across Japan. He visits throughout his country: Wakkanai, Biwako, and Okinawa. The people he meets, the food, culture, and the journey all help Joe to develop inner strength while he grieves.

About the Directors

Ken began making movies when he was 12 years old and moved to the U.S. after graduating high school. He graduated from from USC's film school after which he attended AFI as a graduate student. He was awarded the Best Short Award at the SSFF & ASIA 2009 for "Half Kenneth." Currently he is involved as director in a wide variety of projects in L.A.

Credits

Director
Ken Ochiai
Editor
Nodoka Koto
Cinematographer
Justin Paul Miller

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