This short animation film is a “water poem,” set in a Japanese ofuro hot bath. It explores water as a medium and repository for collective stories and was created in a hybrid new media form using animation, video and split screens.
This film was made as part of the first edition of the NFB's Hothouse apprenticeship program for emerging Canadian filmmakers.
Hothouse 1 - Submerge: Kami No Yu, Cindy Mochizuki, provided by the National Film Board of Canada