Screening at the Cameron Art Museum

The first screening of Aniwave '09 will take place at the Cameron Art Museum, located at 3201 South 17th Street, in Wilmington, NC. Click here for a map of this address. The date and time for the event is Saturday, October 24, at 2:00 PM. We will show two feature films, with a short break in between.

Our first feature presentation is of Origin: Spirits of the Past, directed by Keiichi Sugiyama and produced by Gonzo. Origin contains a strong environmental message, and feels especially relevant to our time where such issues are at the forefront of our culture. It is described on the DVD cover as follows...

Ages past, the Forest was awakened and the Moon unleashed a ravenous Beast upon the Earth. Man cowered in fear...

Three hundred years sine and the landscape of the world has been drastically rewritten. The remnants of humanity are divided as never before. Half seek a tenuous coexistence with the Forest, half seek to dominate and subdue that which they cannot understand. Agito, the son of an aged hero, inadvertently sets in motion the destruction of all that is left when he revives the young Toola from her timeless slumber...

Origin has a runtime of 90 minutes. It is rated PG, and contains mild violence.


Our second feature presentation is of The Girl Who Leapt Through Time, directed by Mamoru Hosoda and produced by Madhouse. Its story is based on a novel by acclaimed Japanese author Yasutaka Tsutsui, who also wrote the book that Paprika is based on. The film presents us with a heartfelt slice-of-life story, though not without a dose of comedy, about three high school friends. Their lives get complicated when Makoto Konno inexplicably gains the power to travel through time. It is described on the DVD cover as follows...

With her newly discovered ability to literally leap backwards in time, Makoto finds that tests become a piece of cake, embarrassing situations are corrected and she can have her favorite food anytime she wants. Unfortunately her carefree time traveling has adverse effects on the people she cares for. With every successful leap Makoto somehow alters the fate of those around her. This wasn't supposed to happen and as she races back in time to fix everything, she notices that her abilities are not limitless but with every successful jump she's one step closer to discovering the most wonderful secret in her young adult life.

The Girl Who Leapt Through Time has a runtime of 98 minutes. It is rated PG-13, and may contain violence, use of alcohol or tobacco, and sensual themes.