Date: Thursday, May 29 – Tuesday, June 10, 2025, ONLINE: Thursday, April 24 – Sunday, June 30, 2025

International Program

Competition 19

In The Fold

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At Dim Sum Fiesta Café, tradition meets technology in the most unexpected yet mundane way. An advanced algorithm churns out personalized fortune cookies that are eerily accurate, making us question where fate ends and randomness begins.

Director
Manuel Del Valle
Time
0:16:03
Country
United States
Genre
Drama
Year
2024
Cast
Janet Hsieh, David Tsai, Sebastian Segura, Daniel Fitzgerald, Armida López, Sheldon Bailey, Sui Keung Wong, Mariia Kachynska

Awards Nominations

WINNER
Long-listed for the 97th Academy Awards® 
Premiered at Tribeca Festival 2024.
Winner - Palm Springs NVISION Film Festival 2024.
Winner- Shorts México 2024. 
SELECTED
San Diego International Film Festival
San Francisco Independent Film Festival
HBO's Urbanworld Film Festival

Director

Manuel Del Valle

Manuel Del Valle, a filmmaker from San Luis Potosí, Mexico, now based in Los Angeles, California, merges his formal education from ArtCenter College of Design and California College of the Arts. He has shaped his storytelling to evoke the essence of cautionary folktales and delve into themes of decay, transformation, connection, and disconnection.

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Cast

Janet Hsieh, David Tsai, Sebastian Segura, Daniel Fitzgerald, Armida López, Sheldon Bailey, Sui Keung Wong, Mariia Kachynska

Screening

Screening Venue

VenueScheduleTicket Reservation
WITH HARAJUKU HALL2025.6.7 [Sat] 19:30-21:20

Online Screening

OnlinescheduleOnline Screening
Online Screening2025.06.12 [Thu]- 06.30 [Mon]

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Sponsors

KODANSHA Ltd.

NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE CORPORATION

CyberAgent, Inc.

Milbon Co., Ltd.

Hoppy Beverage co.

Digital Hollywood Co., Ltd.

NIPPON STEEL KOWA REAL ESTATE CO.,LTD.

CRG Co.,Ltd.

The JIKEI COM Group of Colleges

Festival Partner

Little Universe OKINAWA produced by Aim Universe

Event Partner

TAKANAWA GATEWAY CITY

Creative Partner

TYO Inc.

Japan Cultural Expo 2.0

Media Partners

J-WAVE, Inc.

CONDÉ NAST JAPAN

TOKYO HEADLINE

Media Supporters

cinemacafe.net

Kinema Junposha., Ltd

ORICON NEWS

English Media Supporter

Kyodo News Plus

Festival Supporters

MORI Building

War and the Power To Live Program Special Support

International Committee of the Red Cross(ICRC)

Venue Supporter

NTT Urban Development Corporation

Tokyo Tokyo Festival