Screenwriter Li is stuck in a creative block, with only a few lines on the page: “Summer, the
seaside. A car stops at a dead end.” From here, two stories unfold: one in summer, within Li’s
imagination, and another in winter, in her real life after she stops writing and sets out on a
journey. Winner of the main prize at Locarno, the latest work by Shô Miyake – returning to
Scanorama for the second time – is a subtle meta-narrative about solitude and love, inspired by
Yoshiharu Tsuge’s manga Mr. Ben and His Igloo, A View of the Seaside.
Shô Miyake
Shô Miyake’s debut feature Playback was selected for competition at Locarno, while And Your
Bird Can Sing screened in the Berlinale Forum. His other works include the music documentary
The Cockpit, selected for Cinéma du Réel, and the series Ju-on: Origins. At Scanorama 2022, his
film Small, Slow but Steady was presented.
Screenwriter Li is stuck in a creative block, with only a few lines on the page: “Summer, the
seaside. A car stops at a dead end.” From here, two stories unfold: one in summer, within Li’s
imagination, and another in winter, in her real life after she stops writing and sets out on a
journey. Winner of the main prize at Locarno, the latest work by Shô Miyake – returning to
Scanorama for the second time – is a subtle meta-narrative about solitude and love, inspired by
Yoshiharu Tsuge’s manga Mr. Ben and His Igloo, A View of the Seaside.
Shô Miyake
Shô Miyake’s debut feature Playback was selected for competition at Locarno, while And Your
Bird Can Sing screened in the Berlinale Forum. His other works include the music documentary
The Cockpit, selected for Cinéma du Réel, and the series Ju-on: Origins. At Scanorama 2022, his
film Small, Slow but Steady was presented.
seaside. A car stops at a dead end.” From here, two stories unfold: one in summer, within Li’s
imagination, and another in winter, in her real life after she stops writing and sets out on a
journey. Winner of the main prize at Locarno, the latest work by Shô Miyake – returning to
Scanorama for the second time – is a subtle meta-narrative about solitude and love, inspired by
Yoshiharu Tsuge’s manga Mr. Ben and His Igloo, A View of the Seaside.
Shô Miyake
Shô Miyake’s debut feature Playback was selected for competition at Locarno, while And Your
Bird Can Sing screened in the Berlinale Forum. His other works include the music documentary
The Cockpit, selected for Cinéma du Réel, and the series Ju-on: Origins. At Scanorama 2022, his
film Small, Slow but Steady was presented.