Very Shorts Program
Plastic Sun
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A shackled man crawls in search of water through a dead limbo desert created to redeem his sins.
- Director
- Inkar Maxut
- Time
- 0:02:11
- Country
- Kazakhstan
- Genre
- Fantasy
- Year
- 2025
- Cast
- Kuantai Abdimadi, Olzhas Togymbet
Awards Nominations
Cleveland International Film Festival 2026 (USA), Official Selection
Cinequest Film Festival 2026 (USA), Official Selection
Director
Inkar Maxut
Inkar is a director and screenwriter with experience in the film industries of Kazakhstan and USA.
Her degree and a broad hands-on experience in biological sciences has strongly shaped her creative approach. Drawing from scientific methodology, she explores different aspects of life through shifting variables, allowing insights to emerge through observation of cause and effect.
Cast
Kuantai Abdimadi, Olzhas Togymbet
Screening
Screening Venue
| Venue | Schedule | Ticket Reservation |
|---|---|---|
| MoN Takanawa: The Museum of Narratives | 2026.05.27 [Wed] 14:30-16:10 | |
| MoN Takanawa: The Museum of Narratives | 2026.05.31 [Sun] 14:30-16:10 | |
| LIFORK HARAJUKU | 2026.06.07 [Sun] 18:00-19:40 |
Online Screening
| Online | schedule | Online Screening |
|---|---|---|
| Online Screening | 2026.05.25 [Mon] - 2026.06.10 [Wed] |
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BOOKTicket Reservation
- Venue
- MoN Takanawa: The Museum of Narratives
- Dates
- 2026.05.27 [Wed] 14:30-16:10
BOOKTicket Reservation
- Venue
- MoN Takanawa: The Museum of Narratives
- Dates
- 2026.05.31 [Sun] 14:30-16:10
BOOKTicket Reservation
- Venue
- LIFORK HARAJUKU
- Dates
- 2026.06.07 [Sun] 18:00-19:40
OnlineScreenings
- Venue
- Online Grand Theater
- Dates
- 2026.05.25 [Mon] - 2026.06.10 [Wed]
Sponsors
Web3.0
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Event
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Media Partners
Media Supporters
Festival Supporter
Venue Supporter
Organizer
Patronage（Koen）
Award Project Support
Support
Screening Partner
Translation Support
Program Supporter
AIM UNIVERSE
Festival Friends
Authense Holdings
Recommended comments
Plastic Sun' redefines the concept of sin. Rather than exploring guilt through murder, betrayal, or moral collapse, this film locates sin where we've been used not to see it: in the slow, silent destruction of the earth beneath our feet. The shackled man crawls through the consequence of what we collectively choose to ignore: pollution, consumption, environmental neglect. The desert isn't just a metaphor, it's a prophecy. The film takes a concept humanity has debated for millennia and makes you feel it in a way you haven't before.