FUNKY FOREST: THE FIRST CONTACT
Dirs. Katsushito Ishii, Hajime Ishimine, Shunichirô Miki, 2005.
Japan, 150 min.
In Japanese.
SUNDAY, JUNE 2 — 5 PM
SUNDAY, JUNE 9 — 7:30 PM
TUESDAY, JUNE 18 — 7 PM
SATURDAY, JUNE 29 — 10:00 PM
21 episodes. 2 “Sides.” One film like no other.
This May, we at Spectacle present Funky Forest: The First Contact. This WTF classic will make you laugh, cringe, and marvel at the breadth of imagination packed into one feature film. From the hilariously mundane to the unbelievably weird, every moment of this film is unexpected. A trio of directors (Ishii, Ishimine, and Miki) infuse this film with a “funky” musicality and beige mid-aughts vibes. Segments include legends such as Evangelion creator Hideaki Anno, Susumu Terajima and Tadanobu Asano (Ichi the Killer himself!). Come to your favorite microcinema and check out the best sketch comedy movie of the 21st century!