Thursday, 21 November – 8pm
Film
The Boy and the Heron is a 2023 Japanese animated fantasy film written and directed by Hayao Miyazaki. Produced by Studio Ghibli, the film is described as a “big, fantastical film” and it follows a boy named Mahito Maki who moves to the countryside after his mother’s death, discovers an abandoned tower near his new home, and enters a fantastical world with a talking grey heron.
Reviews:
“The Boy and the Heron is irresistible in its dream logic…” – Vulture Magazine
“…a strikingly beautiful, densely detailed fantasy that revisits themes and devices familiar from previous films and ties them together with elements that have a clear autobiographical resonance for the director.” – The Guardian
Duration: 124 minutes