Kôta Nakano

A summer holiday in rural Japan, following five kids who are making a movie. This film is the exact opposite of what most "movies about making movies" are about, which is probably why I liked it so much. There's nothing magical or otherworldly about the entire process of filmmaking, just five kids spending a lovely summer together and dealing with the little things life throws at them. The result is a delightfully relaxed film, with a little narrative playfulness added to set it apart from similar features.