Filmpremiere: Johatsu – Die sich in Luft auflösen

In the organizer's words:

蒸発Jôhatsu

A film by Andreas Hartmann and Mori Arata
Germany / Japan, 2024, 97 minutes, OmdU, DCP
Documentary film, winner of the VIKTOR Main Competition DOK. International
The directors will be present and will have a discussion with Joachim Kühn from Real Fiction Filmverleih after the screening.

In Japan, around 100,000 people disappear every year, some of them with the help of night moving companies. Some flee from an unhappy relationship, others cannot withstand the enormous social pressure, others try to free themselves from criminal entanglements. With JÔHATSU ("evaporate"), Mori Arata and Andreas Hartmann embark on an emotional quest: those who have been left behind, helpers and those who have gone into hiding are all confronted with a wide variety of challenges. A new start usually begins in isolation: the question of one's own identity arises with overwhelming urgency.
(Source: Eva Weinmann / Dokfest Munich)

Andreas Hartmann lives in Berlin and studied at the Film Academy Konrad Wolf Potsdam-Babelsberg and the Berlin University of the Arts. The work of the filmmaker, photographer and radio producer has received national and international awards.
Mori Arata studied art in London and lives in Tokyo and Berlin. The work of the documentary film and television director ranges from art and experimental film to dance theater, corporate videos and architecture.

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Admission free