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AUSTIN FILM SOCIETY PRESENTS:

RYUICHI SAKAMOTO: OPUS

DIRECTED BY NEO SORA

SCREENING MAR 29-APR 7 | AFS CINEMA

“RYUICHI SAKAMOTO: OPUS lets Sakamoto deliver an elegy, and in the process, an autobiography of his creative journey, as captured through the precision and poetry of director Neo Sora’s camera.”
—Variety

“Under Sora Neo’s direction, each number becomes a mini-study of Sakamoto and the grand piano he plays on.”
—Slant Magazine

Japanese composer Ryuichi Sakamoto left this film as a final gift before passing away from cancer in 2023. Recorded in late 2022, with just Sakamoto and a Yamaha grand, the composer performs his most haunting, delicate melodies.

Japan, 2023, 1h 43min, DCP, In Japanese with English subtitles

Tues, Apr 2 at 4:45 P.M. 

Wed, Apr 3 at 8:00 P.M.

Sat, Apr 6 at 5:00 P.M. 

Sun, Apr 7 at 3:40 P.M. 

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Event Details

• Date: Friday, March 29, 2024 - Wednesday, April 3, 2024
• Time: Sunday 6:15 P.M. | Monday 4:30 P.M. | Tuesday 4:45 P.M. | Wednesday 8:00 P.M.
• Venue: AFS Cinema
• Website: https://www.austinfilm.org/screening/ryuichi-sakamoto-opus/

Ticket Information

• Cost: $13.50 ($4 discounts for all AFS members)

Presenter Details

• Name: Austin Film Society

Founded in 1985 by filmmaker Richard Linklater, AFS creates life-changing opportunities for filmmakers, catalyzes Austin and Texas as a creative hub, and brings the community together around great film. AFS supports filmmakers towards career leaps, encouraging exceptional artistic projects with grants and support services. AFS operates Austin Studios, a 20-acre production facility, to attract and grow the creative media ecosystem. Austin Public, a space for our city’s diverse mediamakers to train and collaborate, provides many points of access to filmmaking and film careers. The AFS Cinema is an ambitiously programmed repertory and first run arthouse with broad community engagement. By hosting premieres, local and international industry events, and the Texas Film Awards, AFS shines the national spotlight on Texas filmmakers while connecting Austin and Texas to the wider film community. AFS is a registered 501(c)(3) non-profit organization.

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