Tara Jane O'Neil

A group of high school teens steal a van full of music equipment and pretend to be a band called "Truckstop" in order to stay on the road. When the band starts playing gigs, their sound is largely inconsistent and incoherent, however, over time the band becomes increasingly competent in their musicianship.

Director Nakamura is mesmerized by a piece at the Teshima Art Museum called "Matrix," a major work about the mysteries of existence by the artist Naito, and she goes to cover her work. However, Naito calls off the shoot in the middle, saying that her creations are getting lost because of the filming. There, the film turns a new corner to depict the women who gather at the "Matrix."…

A man coming off a disastrous affair with a married woman has a lyrical, strange and comedic cross-country journey in a modified VW bus.

Makino wraps footage of trees with a gauzy, summer drenched haze. Visually and aurally it’s a very impressionistic experience.

Short film by Takashi Makino

Short film by Takashi Makino