Asia International & Japan Program 5
Breakers
Yuta is a high school student living in Shizuoka, Japan. His strong sense of justice makes his school life torture. Only certain students are given special treatment, teachers enforce useless rules, and students just go along with it... To change the situation, he rebels against the system by causing mischief around the school. One day, Yuta, together with four disgruntled friends, devise a plan to take over the grade assembly.
Director : Minami Goto
Minami Goto is a Japanese filmmaker with global aspirations and is currently pursuing her MFA degree at Columbia University on scholarships.
She has extensive experience working with international crews and has directed, written, and produced a number of short films in both United States and Japan. Her short films have played at numerous festivals worldwide, including Singapore International Film Festival and Long Beach International Film Festival.
Recently, she received the Jack Larson Award for her collaboration in developing a short film "KIKO", as well as the avex digital AWARD for a short script "Breakers (old title : Chairs, Desks, and Bricks)".