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GIFT – A live score by Eiko Ishibashi X film by Ryūsuke Hamaguchi
Event by: HAU Hebbel am Ufer, Tobias Schurig, Jan Rohlf, Jürgen Fehrmann
Location: HAU Hebbel am Ufer (HAU1), Stresemannstraße 29, Berlin - Bezirk Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg
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Admission: 7:00 p.m., Start: 8:00 p.m.
FILM / CONCERT
[ENGLISH BELOW]
After the Oscar success for “Drive My Car”. The multi-instrumentalist and composer Eiko Ishibashi and the filmmaker Ryūsuke Hamaguchi came together again for the new film performance “Gift”. Together, CTM Festival and HAU Hebbel am Ufer are presenting this unique performance for the first time in Berlin. “Gift” combines live concert and film and was created parallel to Hamaguchi’s current film “Evil Does Not Exist”. Both works are based on the same images and the same script, but still follow different approaches. While “Evil Does Not Exist” won the Grand Jury Prize at the Venice International Film Festival as a feature film last year, “Gift” was created at the same time as a separate silent film specifically to be paired with Ishibashi’s live soundtrack performance.
“Gift ”, which Ryūsuke wrote and directed, is set in the village of Mizubiki in Nagano, near Tokyo, located on a plateau and rich in pristine nature. Protagonist Takumi and his daughter Hanna, like their family for generations, live a simple life in harmony with nature. The village community is increasingly confronted with the challenges of modernity due to the influx of new residents. In the course of these developments, an event agency's plan to build a luxury campsite in the immediate vicinity of Takumi's house becomes known. The plan to discharge the resulting wastewater into nearby bodies of water endangers the village's drinking water resources, causes unrest and threatens the village community's peaceful way of life. As a counterpart to “Evil Does Not Exist”, “Gift” develops, despite the same cinematographic source material and the same narrative, in harmony with Ishibashi's emotionally charged live performance, an independent perspective on the common underlying theme, dissent and the inevitable inequalities in people's relationships with nature .
The spectrum in which Eiko Ishibashi has oscillated between styles for well over a decade extends from chamber pop, to musique concrete, improvised jazz, prog and noise. She often works with outstanding international artists, such as Jim O’Rourke, Keiji Haino, Charlemagne Palestine, Merzbow, Giovanni Di Domenico and Phew. In 2016 she created her first film composition for “The Albino's Trees” and celebrated a great success in 2021 with the soundtrack for Ryūsuke Hamaguchi's Oscar-winning film “Drive My Car”.
Ryūsuke Hamaguchi, graduate of the Graduate School of Film and New Media Tokyo University of Arts, received great attention for his thesis “Passion” at Japanese film festivals in 2008. His film “Happy Hour” (2015) won various awards at international festivals. “Wheel of Fortune and Fantasy” (2021) won the Silver Bear at the Berlinale. “Drive My Car” (2021) achieved international recognition and was awarded, among other things, the award for Best Screenplay at the 74th Cannes Film Festival and the Oscar for Best International Film. His most recent film “Evil Does Not Exist” (2023) won the Silver Lion at the Venice Film Festival.
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Multi-instrumentalist and composer Eiko Ishibashi and filmmaker Ryūsuke Hamaguchi have teamed up once again on new film performance “Gift”, following their successful collaboration on the Oscar-winning international feature film “Drive My Car”. This unique performance is presented by CTM Festival and HAU Hebbel am Ufer. “Gift” is both a live performance and film created in parallel to Hamaguchi’s recent feature film “Evil Does Not Exist” – with both works using the same footage and scenario, yet applying a different approach. While “Evil Does Not Exist” was created as a classic feature film for cinematic release and won the Grand Jury Prize at last year's Venice International Film Festival, the companion piece “Gift” was crafted as a separate silent film meant for live soundtrack performance by Ishibashi.
Written and directed by Ryūsuke Hamaguchi, “Gift” is set in Mizubiki Village in Nagano, a town located on a plateau rich in nature not so far from Tokyo. Takumi and his daughter Hana, who have lived there for generations, lead a modest life, following the cycle of nature. Their small community is increasingly challenged by a steady flow of new arrivals. One day, a plan is hatched by an entertainment agency to build a glamping site near Takumi’s house. The discovery that they intend to discharge sewage into the village water source causes unrest in the village, disrupting the community’s calm way of life. A counterpart to Evil Does Not Exist, “Gift” offers an alternative perspective on disharmony and inevitable imbalances in man's relationship to nature by using the same material and story, but creating a distinct, emotionally charged experience enhanced through Ishibashi's live performance.
Eiko Ishibashi has been fusing styles and genres for over a decade now, from chamber pop and musique concrète to jazz improv, prog, and noise. She has collaborated with international artists such as Jim O’Rourke, Keiji Haino, Charlemagne Palestine, Merzbow, Giovanni Di Domenico, Phew, and many others. In 2016, she made her debut as a film composer with the score for “The Albino's Trees”, before going on to write the music for Ryûsuke Hamaguchi's Oscar-winning film “Drive My Car” in 2021.
Ryûsuke Hamaguchi, an alumnus of the Graduate School of Film and New Media at the Tokyo University of Arts, started to garner international recognition with his 2008 graduate film “Passion” at film festivals both in Japan and abroad. His feature film “Happy Hour” (2015) was honored with multiple awards at international festivals. His film “Wheel of Fortune and Fantasy” (2021) won the Silver Bear Grand Jury Prize at the Berlinale. “Drive My Car” (2021) also received widespread recognition, including the award for Best Screenplay at the 74th Cannes Film Festival and the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film. His recent film Evil Does Not Exist(2023) was awarded with the Silver Lion, the Grand Prize of The Jury, at Venice Film Festival.
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Sat 9.11 .2024, 8:00 p.m. / HAU1
Details & tickets: https://www.hebbel-am-ufer.de/programm/pdetail/eine-live-vertonung-von-eiko-ishibashi-x-film-ryusuke- hamaguchi-gift-1
FILM / CONCERT
[ENGLISH BELOW]
After the Oscar success for “Drive My Car”. The multi-instrumentalist and composer Eiko Ishibashi and the filmmaker Ryūsuke Hamaguchi came together again for the new film performance “Gift”. Together, CTM Festival and HAU Hebbel am Ufer are presenting this unique performance for the first time in Berlin. “Gift” combines live concert and film and was created parallel to Hamaguchi’s current film “Evil Does Not Exist”. Both works are based on the same images and the same script, but still follow different approaches. While “Evil Does Not Exist” won the Grand Jury Prize at the Venice International Film Festival as a feature film last year, “Gift” was created at the same time as a separate silent film specifically to be paired with Ishibashi’s live soundtrack performance.
“Gift ”, which Ryūsuke wrote and directed, is set in the village of Mizubiki in Nagano, near Tokyo, located on a plateau and rich in pristine nature. Protagonist Takumi and his daughter Hanna, like their family for generations, live a simple life in harmony with nature. The village community is increasingly confronted with the challenges of modernity due to the influx of new residents. In the course of these developments, an event agency's plan to build a luxury campsite in the immediate vicinity of Takumi's house becomes known. The plan to discharge the resulting wastewater into nearby bodies of water endangers the village's drinking water resources, causes unrest and threatens the village community's peaceful way of life. As a counterpart to “Evil Does Not Exist”, “Gift” develops, despite the same cinematographic source material and the same narrative, in harmony with Ishibashi's emotionally charged live performance, an independent perspective on the common underlying theme, dissent and the inevitable inequalities in people's relationships with nature .
The spectrum in which Eiko Ishibashi has oscillated between styles for well over a decade extends from chamber pop, to musique concrete, improvised jazz, prog and noise. She often works with outstanding international artists, such as Jim O’Rourke, Keiji Haino, Charlemagne Palestine, Merzbow, Giovanni Di Domenico and Phew. In 2016 she created her first film composition for “The Albino's Trees” and celebrated a great success in 2021 with the soundtrack for Ryūsuke Hamaguchi's Oscar-winning film “Drive My Car”.
Ryūsuke Hamaguchi, graduate of the Graduate School of Film and New Media Tokyo University of Arts, received great attention for his thesis “Passion” at Japanese film festivals in 2008. His film “Happy Hour” (2015) won various awards at international festivals. “Wheel of Fortune and Fantasy” (2021) won the Silver Bear at the Berlinale. “Drive My Car” (2021) achieved international recognition and was awarded, among other things, the award for Best Screenplay at the 74th Cannes Film Festival and the Oscar for Best International Film. His most recent film “Evil Does Not Exist” (2023) won the Silver Lion at the Venice Film Festival.
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Multi-instrumentalist and composer Eiko Ishibashi and filmmaker Ryūsuke Hamaguchi have teamed up once again on new film performance “Gift”, following their successful collaboration on the Oscar-winning international feature film “Drive My Car”. This unique performance is presented by CTM Festival and HAU Hebbel am Ufer. “Gift” is both a live performance and film created in parallel to Hamaguchi’s recent feature film “Evil Does Not Exist” – with both works using the same footage and scenario, yet applying a different approach. While “Evil Does Not Exist” was created as a classic feature film for cinematic release and won the Grand Jury Prize at last year's Venice International Film Festival, the companion piece “Gift” was crafted as a separate silent film meant for live soundtrack performance by Ishibashi.
Written and directed by Ryūsuke Hamaguchi, “Gift” is set in Mizubiki Village in Nagano, a town located on a plateau rich in nature not so far from Tokyo. Takumi and his daughter Hana, who have lived there for generations, lead a modest life, following the cycle of nature. Their small community is increasingly challenged by a steady flow of new arrivals. One day, a plan is hatched by an entertainment agency to build a glamping site near Takumi’s house. The discovery that they intend to discharge sewage into the village water source causes unrest in the village, disrupting the community’s calm way of life. A counterpart to Evil Does Not Exist, “Gift” offers an alternative perspective on disharmony and inevitable imbalances in man's relationship to nature by using the same material and story, but creating a distinct, emotionally charged experience enhanced through Ishibashi's live performance.
Eiko Ishibashi has been fusing styles and genres for over a decade now, from chamber pop and musique concrète to jazz improv, prog, and noise. She has collaborated with international artists such as Jim O’Rourke, Keiji Haino, Charlemagne Palestine, Merzbow, Giovanni Di Domenico, Phew, and many others. In 2016, she made her debut as a film composer with the score for “The Albino's Trees”, before going on to write the music for Ryûsuke Hamaguchi's Oscar-winning film “Drive My Car” in 2021.
Ryûsuke Hamaguchi, an alumnus of the Graduate School of Film and New Media at the Tokyo University of Arts, started to garner international recognition with his 2008 graduate film “Passion” at film festivals both in Japan and abroad. His feature film “Happy Hour” (2015) was honored with multiple awards at international festivals. His film “Wheel of Fortune and Fantasy” (2021) won the Silver Bear Grand Jury Prize at the Berlinale. “Drive My Car” (2021) also received widespread recognition, including the award for Best Screenplay at the 74th Cannes Film Festival and the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film. His recent film Evil Does Not Exist(2023) was awarded with the Silver Lion, the Grand Prize of The Jury, at Venice Film Festival.
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Sat 9.11 .2024, 8:00 p.m. / HAU1
Details & tickets: https://www.hebbel-am-ufer.de/programm/pdetail/eine-live-vertonung-von-eiko-ishibashi-x-film-ryusuke- hamaguchi-gift-1