“A restrained and poignant vérité portrait of innermost fantasy’s manifestation from extreme containment.”
– F3 Film Magazine
Iwao Hakamata: Rituals of Deliverance
After 45 years, Iwao Hakamata was delivered from a death sentence upon a reexamination of evidence. However, due to physical and emotional torture, he now suffers mental illness. His daily rituals continue to revolve around illusions he developed while incarcerated.
Noah Matsuki Halbur
Director Bio :
Noah Matsuki Halbur is a student in the liberal arts course at Meiji Gakuin University, Yokohama, Japan. Born in the United States, he has lived in Japan since 2011.