Neo Sora filmed his father playing twenty pieces alone at a piano, in black and white, months before he died. Opus is the record of that. Metrograph pairs the screening with cinematographer Bill Kirstein and producer Albert Tholen, and hands the moderator's chair to Kogonada — a director whose own films are built out of exactly this kind of stillness.
What to expect
A 103-minute DCP screening followed by a post-film conversation with cinematographer Bill Kirstein and producer Albert Tholen, moderated by filmmaker Kogonada. It is programmed inside Sakamoto on Screen: Portraits of an Artist, the Metrograph series that opens the day before this screening.
Good to know
- Runtime is 103 minutes, plus the moderated conversation
- Black-and-white concert film, no interviews or archival material
- Ryuichi Sakamoto: Coda screens later the same evening if you want the pair
- Part of Metrograph's Sakamoto on Screen: Portraits of an Artist series
- Metrograph is at 7 Ludlow Street, closest to East Broadway on the F
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Common questions
Who is on the panel?
Cinematographer Bill Kirstein and producer Albert Tholen, in conversation moderated by filmmaker Kogonada.
Can I see Coda the same day?
Yes — Metrograph has Ryuichi Sakamoto: Coda on the same Sunday evening at 8 PM.
