Extremely Short
とても短い
Synopsis
A visceral, poetic meditation on the Japanese syllable 'da'—a breath between life and death.
Somewhere between calligraphy, embryology and words from beyond the grave, a convulsive poem wraps itself around the Japanese syllable ‘da’ — a breath that could just as well be the first as the last. (Source: Directors' Fortnight)
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