Randall Okita

Randall Okita

Nascimento : , Calgary, Alberta, Canada

História

Randall Okita is a Japanese Canadian artist and filmmaker known for creating work that involves rich visual language and innovative approaches to storytelling. His work has been shown in group and solo exhibitions, awarded internationally, and screened around the world. Recent work includes directing the feature film See for Me (premiering at the Tribeca Film Festival), writing and creating the virtual reality experience The Book of Distance (Sundance, Venice, Tribeca) with the National Film Board of Canada, and showing A Place Between, a solo exhibition of artwork at the Prince Takamado Gallery in Tokyo. Born and raised in Calgary, Alberta, Okita lives and works in Toronto and Japan.

Perfil

Randall Okita

Filmes

Veja por Mim
Director
Sophie, uma ex-esquiadora cega, aceita permanecer numa mansão remota para cuidar de um gato. Mas a residência é invadida por três ladrões determinados a descobrir onde se encontra um cofre escondido. A única defesa de Sophie é a veterana do exército Kelly, que ela conhece no aplicativo See For Me.
The Book of Distance
Director
The Lockpicker
Director
A teenage thief tries to leave town to escape the violence that threatens him and he people he loves.
The Weatherman and the Shadowboxer
Narrator
This short animation presents the haunting story of two brothers who share the scars, though not the memories, of an untold history that has driven them to existential extremes.
The Weatherman and the Shadowboxer
Writer
This short animation presents the haunting story of two brothers who share the scars, though not the memories, of an untold history that has driven them to existential extremes.
The Weatherman and the Shadowboxer
Director
This short animation presents the haunting story of two brothers who share the scars, though not the memories, of an untold history that has driven them to existential extremes.
Portrait as a Random Act of Violence
Man
Evoking themes of protest, destruction, and resurrection, this beguiling new work from visual artist Randall Okita transposes three-dimensional kinetic sculptures to the cinema screen.
Portrait as a Random Act of Violence
Producer
Evoking themes of protest, destruction, and resurrection, this beguiling new work from visual artist Randall Okita transposes three-dimensional kinetic sculptures to the cinema screen.
Portrait as a Random Act of Violence
Director
Evoking themes of protest, destruction, and resurrection, this beguiling new work from visual artist Randall Okita transposes three-dimensional kinetic sculptures to the cinema screen.
No Contract
Writer
No Contract is a visceral video that combines elements of performance, sculptural cinema and documentary to explore themes of urgency, isolation and escape, as well as the notions of torment and renewal, desire and destruction.
No Contract
Director
No Contract is a visceral video that combines elements of performance, sculptural cinema and documentary to explore themes of urgency, isolation and escape, as well as the notions of torment and renewal, desire and destruction.
Fish in Barrel
Writer
Fish in Barrel depicts a young man facing his demons as his struggle erupts into visions that question what lies below the surface.
Fish in Barrel
Director
Fish in Barrel depicts a young man facing his demons as his struggle erupts into visions that question what lies below the surface.
Machine With Wishbone
Writer
Machine with Wishbone is an entirely live action movie shot without special effects, featuring the work of internationally celebrated artist Arthur Ganson. Using innovative camera choreography, photo sculpture, and kinetic sculpture, Machine with Wishbone tells the tale of a stoic mechanical wishbone on its journey through a world of snoring beds, paper birds, and places you have to see to believe.
Machine With Wishbone
Director
Machine with Wishbone is an entirely live action movie shot without special effects, featuring the work of internationally celebrated artist Arthur Ganson. Using innovative camera choreography, photo sculpture, and kinetic sculpture, Machine with Wishbone tells the tale of a stoic mechanical wishbone on its journey through a world of snoring beds, paper birds, and places you have to see to believe.