"This month, Portland venues will close out summer with a psychedelic swirl of films merging myth and magical adolescence. Teen girls time-travel and chat with dolphins; cosmic heroes emerge from horse goddesses. Meanwhile, here on earth, a sex worker undertakes her own journey from a donut shop to a laundromat in Los Angeles. Screenings are of the "rare" and "for real, don't miss this" varieties, like Gakuryū Ishii's surreal August in the Water, Nobuhiko Obayashi's lesser-known teen dreams, and a little glittery Y2K irony."
"The story follows Izumi, a cool, enigmatic champion diver at a Fukuoka high school. She attracts the attention of two teenage boys, who trail her past the diving pool's electric-blue shimmer and through the scorched, drought-laden city. There, meteorite crashes and an organ-petrifying illness threaten something otherworldly. Meanwhile, Izumi might be more than human; rumors swirl that she conjures water and telepathically talks to dolphins."
Portland venues will close out summer with a series of films that blend myth, magical adolescence, and surreal imagery. Screenings include quirky and rare selections such as Gakuryū Ishii's August in the Water and Nobuhiko Obayashi's lesser-known teen dreams alongside glittery Y2K-tinged features. August in the Water follows Izumi, a champion diver in Fukuoka, as meteorite crashes, an organ-petrifying illness, and rumors of telepathic dolphin communication unsettle the city. Rituals like a water-throwing festival and a character decoding horoscopes with an ancient computer infuse adolescent ennui with deep metaphysical inquiry, accompanied by Hiroyuki Onogawa's minimalist score.
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