Past Event

Never-Ending Man: Hayao Miyazaki

Tuesday, September 24, 2024 at 7:15 PM

In 2013, film director and animator Hayao Miyazaki suddenly announced his retirement at the age of 72. But he couldn’t shake his burning desire to create. After an encounter with young CGI animators, Miyazaki embarked on a new endeavor, his first project ever to utilize CGI. But the artist, who had been adamant about hand-drawn animation, confronted many challenges. The film even faces the danger of being cancelled. Can an old master who thinks he’s past his prime shine once again? This program goes behind the scenes over two years as Miyazaki overcomes struggles to create his short film using CGI.

2016 | 70 min. | NR | Japan
Dir. Kaku Arakawa

Pop's Art Theater is excited to partner with Frozen River Film Festival for Frozen River Classics, an ongoing bi-monthly film series showcasing the best of classic documentaries. From Werner Herzog to Agnes Varda, GREY GARDENS to PARIS IS BURNING, this series will be your chance to see these world-class real life stories on the big screen like the filmmakers intended.