Directed By Eric McEver
Type of Project: Documentary
Length: 5:56 minutes
Producer(s): Eric McEver
Editor: Eric McEver
Cinematographer: Eric McEver
A suicidal Japanese artist searches for her life's meaning after a visit from a restless ghost.
Eric McEver – Tisch Asia
ericmcever@gmail.com
Raised in Oklahoma, filmmaker Eric McEver relocated to Tokyo during college to pursue a passion for Noh theatre. While working variously as an actor, translator, game developer, and animation producer, he developed an offbeat cinematic vision fusing the languages and idiosyncrasies of his two homes.
Between 2010 and 2012 he created The Sansaku, a bilingual, genre-fusing triptych of experimental films consisting of "Tutor," "Buddha Bento," and "Out There Somewhere." He further honed his skills at New York University's Tisch School of the Arts, where he wrote, produced, and directed shorts in Japan, Singapore, the United States, and China.
His award-winning short "Layover," screened at festivals in the United States and Europe. He recently completed "Paleonaut," a time travel romance inspired by his lifelong affinity for paleontology, and "A Utopia," a documentary chronicling a suicide-obsessed Japanese artist.
He is currently working on the feature films "00:16 to Shinjuku," a dark comedy about a subway bound for Hell, and "Yako," a magical realist take on jidaigeki, as well as developing an animated co-production with French and Taiwanese artists.
Video updates of his work can be found at ericmcever.com
Eric can be reached at kantoku@ericmcever.com