The mysterious first images of a short film, shot in Tokyo with Eric Wareheim (Master of None)
In November 2018, Japanese production company Pen Films presented the first images of a short film shot in Tokyo by Jean-Baptiste Braud.
In In the Still Night, Eric Wareheim — who notably starred in the Netflix series Master of None by Aziz Ansari and Alan Yang and Reality, a film by Quentin Dupieux — plays Matthew Hyla, an American art curator. Hyla is staying in a hotel in Tokyo, where he is organising a photography exhibition. Hurt and distracted by a recent breakup, and left disorientated by his very limited understanding of Japanese, Matthew gets lost in a labyrinth of corridors lined with artworks.
Now on his own, he wanders broken-hearted through this maze and allows himself to be carried away by daydreams. That is, until he has a surreal encounter. In this 15-minute film, glances and silences are just as important as words.
In the Still Night
Written and directed by Jean-Baptiste Braud
Starring: Eric Wareheim and Saki Asamiya
Franco-Japanese production (Pen Films/Braud Films in association with Noise Gate Circus)
15 minutes
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