This in-person screening of DAUGHTERS OF MONSTER MAGNET will be preceded by the short film, KEEP YOUR LEFT HAND DOWN:
In the year 202X, an unknown virus is being spread by left-handed people, and the Children’s Police Force is out to round them up. The protagonist Rin, who is searching for her missing sister, thinks she can change the world with a “man of her destiny” she met by chance. Through various coincidental encounters, Rin is led into another world….
Following the screenings will be a filmmaker Q&A.
— About DAUGHTERS OF MONSTER MAGNET (怪物磁極少女) —
Lili is a psychonaut, a traveler who traverses alternate dimensions, changing her consciousness. At 13, Lili Mukaijima lives in solitude, crafting a dollhouse and daydreaming about alien abductions. A year ago, she lost her mother to self-immolation, and her dog ran away shortly after. Burning dolls’ clothing becomes a ritual for Lili to confront her trauma, while a dog-like monster in her daydreams frightens and comforts her.
On her 14th birthday, consumed by despair, Lili considers self-immolation. Instead, her imagination soars to new heights. She encounters “Teacher” in a UFO, gains an understanding of her mother’s death, and transforms her trauma into a new beginning.