Saaya's Box / Japan / North American Premiere

Saaya lives with her grandmother. Her mom often comes to visit her, after leaving home to live with her partner and her son. One day, Saaya meets a man selling an box, which holds a secret power.

Japanese with English subtitles.

Director's Bio

Born in Osaka in 1984, she was admitted to the Visual concept planning department in Osaka University of Art in 2003. During the course, she made a short movie with 16mm film, called ‘My sister’s crush’, which received an award in Asia International Youth Film Festival in 2007. After the graduation, she started her work as a freelance assistant director and got involved in numerous films and drama production, including the music video of ‘if only I could master the language’ by Carnavacation.