Sunset Cinema shows international & NZ films on the last Friday of the month, brought to you by Carterton Film Society in the Rangitahi Hub – enter via the lane beside the clocktower.
Doors open at 7 pm for you to enjoy a cuppa, some fabulous cake or snacks (with gluten-free options), and chat with friends before the movie screening at 7.30 pm.
When
Friday, July 31 – 7:30 pm (doors open at 7pm)
Prices
Full Year Membership $80
3 Trip Sampler Membership $35
Because we are one of New Zealand’s film societies we need to offer memberships rather than single tickets.
July’s movie is “The Cats of Gokogu Shrine”
In the picturesque small coastal town of Ushimado in Japan’s Okayama Prefecture, a Shinto shrine has become home to an ever-growing colony of stray cats. Enter Japanese documentarian Kazuhiro Soda, renowned for his self-imposed ‘10 Commandments of Observational Documentary,’ which include doing no prior research, having no pre-set themes or goals, and shooting long takes without scripts, narration, or superimposed titles—all while filming everything himself.
In his tenth documentary, Soda casts a calm and meditative eye over the shrine, its feline inhabitants, and their human neighbours. Set over the course of a year, he captures the lives of the cats as they adapt to the seasons, steal fish from local fishermen and interact with local residents, some of whom see the cats as a nuisance, while others view them as a potential tourist attraction for the town.
The result is a charming and thoughtful portrait of the delicate balance between cats and humans in an ever-evolving world set over the backdrop of a little explored region of Japan.
IMDB: 7.2
Kazuhiro Soda, Japan
2024 Documentary
119 mins
