(Meaning of the Interval)

Content: Filmed over a year in Japan, Edín Vélez’s experimental video essay examines the tension between tradition and modernity in Japanese culture. Through a nonlinear collage of layered images—ranging from bullet trains and corporate life to Kabuki, Sumo, and Shinto ritual—the film explores the concept of ma, the “interval” or charged space between things that shapes rhythm, balance, and meaning.

Countries:

Japan

Genres:

Documentary

Runtime:

18 minutes

Year:

1987

Directors:

Edin Velez

Production companies:

Beta Video,

The TV Lab at WNET/13

Crews:

Director

Producer

Producer

Editor

Editor