We Are Little Zombies ウィーアーリトルゾンビーズ

Friday, May 19, 5:59PM (ET) to Sunday, May 21, 11:59 PM (ET)

Directed by NAGAHISA Makoto • 2019 • Music / Drama • 120 min. • Presented in Japanese with English subtitles • Virtual/Online Film Screening • Admission Free • Trailer • RSVP Required (register here)

When four young orphans—Hikari, Ikuko, Ishi, and Takemura—first meet, their parents’ bodies are being turned into dust, like fine Parmesan atop a plate of spaghetti Bolognese, and yet none of them can shed a tear. They are like zombies; devoid of all emotion. With no family, no future, no dreams, and no way to move forward, the young teens decide that the first level of this new existence involves salvaging a gaming console, an old electric bass, and a charred wok from their former homes—just enough to start a band-and then conquer the world. Tragedy, comedy, music, social criticism, and teenage angst are all subsumed in this eccentric cinematic tsunami.

We Are Little Zombies held its World Premiere at the 2019 Sundance Film Festival and took home the World Cinema Dramatic Special Jury Award for Originality.