Short films

Program 4- Can You Hear Me?

Screening

Screening Venue

VenueScheduleReservation
kino cinéma Shinjuku2026.11.07 [Sat] 17:30-18:50

Online Screening

OnlineScheduleOnline Screening
Online Screening2026.11.09 [Mon] - 2026.11.22 [Sun]
  • Online

    Tom Yoda Next Frame Award Winner

    Not a Bad Sound

    With a stethoscope in hand, a man listens closely to the sounds of the city.
    Amid the noise, he begins to notice moments of unexpected beauty.
    These small discoveries gradually lead him back to himself.

    Koki Nakamura / 0:03:50 / Japan / Drama / 2025

  • Online

    J-WAVE SOUND OF CINEMA AWARD Winner

    Samia

    Samia meets Farhan and follows him to his apartment, where he organizes Moroccan music concerts. The joyful gathering helps her forget the funeral that same day of a father she never knew. Leaving the building, she realizes she forgot her wallet. When she returns, a neighbor warns her that noone has lived there for decades.

    Selma Alaoui & Bruno Tracq / 0:20:00 / Belgium / Drama / 2024

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    Non-Fiction Competition Best Short Award Winner

    The Tuners

    In the shadows of the world's most important piano competition, a group of expert tuners spend a month trying to achieve the perfect pitch so that the champion pianist will win on their instrument.

    Pawel Piotr Chorzepa / 0:20:00 / Poland / Non-Fiction / 2026

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    Noise & Neighbours

    Noise & Neighbours is the story of a bored little girl, and a man who has given up. When Bolelo gets a piano, everything changes.
    Helmut bangs at the ceiling to stop her playing. Their battle of noise becomes a conversation, turning enemies into friends.

    Liza Ludick / 0:21:07 / South Africa / Drama / 2024

Organizer

Committee for Short Shorts Film Festival Asia

Co-organizer

Tokyo

Sponsor

Nihonchokuhan Inc.

株式会社 TYO

CapCut

TOPVIEW JAPAN株式会社

Patronage

J-WAVE, Inc.

Venue Supporter

kino cinéma Shinjuku

Partner

39th Tokyo International Film Festival

ARTE TOKYO

Support

Direct. Network systems.

Japan Arts Council, Agency for Cultural Affairs, Government of Japan