AKASHI

Name: AKASHI
Start: 2025-11-15
End: 2025-11-15
Location: ScotiaBank Theater Vancouver - Aud 4

When 35-year-old artist Kana returns to Tokyo for her grandmother’s funeral, she uncovers a family secret that challenges her idea of love and forces her to rethink her future.

Mayumi Yoshida

Born in Japan, raised in three continents, Mayumi Yoshida is a Director, Actor, Writer based in Vancouver, BC. Her international background brings a unique “in-betweener” point of view to her storytelling.Mayumi is a SXSW Award winning director, alumni of WarnerMedia’s Director Program, TIFF Writer’s Studio, and Beyond Japan Filmmakers Program, where she was mentored by Hirokazu Koreeda.

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Presented as Part Of PROGRAM #19 – BE PRESENT – CLOSING NIGHT (NOV. 15)

One Last Walk

Two lonely, non-english speaking grandmas from two different cultures connect on their daily walks around the ...

10 min | Andrea Bang, Diana Bang | MAMM20 | Chinese and Korean | English

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Credits

Nach Dudsdeemaytha & Tyler Hagan | Executive Producers: Julie Waters, Evan Dyal, Mallory Schwartz, Mayumi Yoshida, Justin Ambrosino

Mayumi Yoshida, Hana Kino, Ryo Tajima, Chieko Matsubara, Kunio Murai, Shun Sugata, Hiro Kanagawa, Jess McLeod

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This year, VAFF FESTIVAL, screening programs in person and virtual will be organized into various series in order to better highlight the diverse content in our festival. These Series include Spotlight Series, Documentary Features Series, Narrative Features Series, Westcoast Shorts Series, Canadian Shorts Series, International Short Series, Animation Series, VAFF Industry Insight Series and Special Events.

AKASHI

Presented as Part Of PROGRAM #19 – BE PRESENT – CLOSING NIGHT (NOV. 15)

One Last Walk

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