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HappyEND

Directed by Neo Sora


CENTERPIECE FILM | 113 min. | Drama | English subbed | Arizona Theater Premiere

In near-future Tokyo, best friends Yuta and Kou are preparing to graduate from high school when a prank prompts their school to install an extensive surveillance system, setting them on diverging paths. In his fiction feature debut, writer-director Neo Sora delivers a striking coming-of-age drama that draws on his transnational upbringing to follow a group of multiracial and multicultural teenagers as they navigate friendship, identity, and resistance in an increasingly uncertain world. Energized by a vibrant electronic soundtrack that captures the pulse and restlessness of youth, the film offers a timely and thought-provoking reflection on contemporary society.

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When and where

Saturday, September 19, 2:15 p.m.

Mix Center Theater 201 

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Neo Sora

Raised in New York and Tokyo, Neo Sora is a filmmaker, artist, and translator who lives between the two cities. He directed “RYUICHI SAKAMOTO | OPUS” (2023), a feature-length concert film documenting his father's final performance, which premiered at the Venice International Film Festival. His short films include “The Chicken” (Locarno 20

Raised in New York and Tokyo, Neo Sora is a filmmaker, artist, and translator who lives between the two cities. He directed “RYUICHI SAKAMOTO | OPUS” (2023), a feature-length concert film documenting his father's final performance, which premiered at the Venice International Film Festival. His short films include “The Chicken” (Locarno 2020) and “Sugar Glass Bottle” (Indie Memphis 2022), which won Best Narrative Short. Named one of Filmmaker Magazine’s 25 New Faces of Independent Film in 2021, “Happyend” is his debut fiction feature as writer-director.

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