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Festival 2024
The Princess and the Magic Birds
Japan, 2021

Short Form
Directed by
Fuyuhiko Takata
Running time
18 mins
Short Form

One night, two enchanted birds fly in through the window of a sleeping adolescent boy. Perching upon his ear, these magical creatures recount fantastic and peculiar folk tales into the teenager’s mind, as if speaking directly into his dreams. Relating an erotic fable of an Arabian princess who escapes her palace to spend lurid evenings with common men, the birds entice the young man toward his own desire.


Tickets


1 Sep — 30 Sep
Past Event
Queer East Player 
Director Bio



Fuyuhiko Takata was born in 1987 in Hiroshima, and currently lives and works in Chiba. Takata creates pop and humorous video works that deal with diverse themes and images such as mythology, fairy tales, sex, gender, narcissism, and trauma. Most of his works are shot in the artist’s small apartment, and are characterized by a handmade feel and occasional erotic expression. The seemingly absurd stories raise various questions about human society.