Invitation to Life - Video Essay

Hirokazu Kore-eda sends an invitation to life through his early films and documentaries. This video essay explains how Kore-eda was inspired to create his second feature film, After Life, and how he interacts with the audience through his unique filmmaking style.
Kore-eda's Mentioned Films:
August Without Him (1994), Maborosi (1995), Without Memory (1996), After Life (1998), Distance (2001)
Works Cited:
Kore-eda, Hirokazu. "On the Novelistic Afterlife of After Life." The Criterion Collection, 2 September 2021.
Kore-eda, Hirokazu. Thoughts While Filming (映畵を撮りながら考えたこと.) Mishimasha (ミシマ社,) 2016.
Kogonada. "The world according to Koreeda." Sight & Sound, 23 November 2018
Special Thanks: 是枝 裕和, Mike Tyrell, Sawin Chen, 엄마 & 할머니
Music: Alex Productions - Gentle & Soft
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[@DiegoAAlvarado]

One of my all-time favorites!! Such a special work of art.

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[@kelseystone3292]

This was such a beautiful video essay. Thank you for taking one of my favorite films "After Life" and putting in within the context of Hirokazu Kore-eda 's other earlier films. i'm eager to watch them now!

[@goodavid1030]

Thank you so much!