NY International Children's Film Festival Presents English Language Premiere of SUMMER WARS, 11/20

SUMMER WARS
ENGLISH LANGUAGE PREMIERE
Recommended ages 9 to adult

Sat, Nov 20 - 1:00pm - Asia Society and Museum, 725 Park Avenue (at 70th Street)

***OFFICIAL 2011 OSCAR SUBMISSION - BEST ANIMATED FEATURE***

SUMMER WARS
Don't miss the scintillating new feature from Mamoru Hosoda, a film whose "dazzling fluency of motion and untethered brilliance of invention make the usual fantasy anime look childish and dull." - Japan Times. When teenage math prodigy Kenji solves a 2,056 digit math riddle sent to his cell phone, he unwittingly breaches the security barricade protecting Oz, a globe-spanning virtual world where millions of people and governments interact through their avatars, handling everything from online shopping and traffic control to nuclear launch codes. Now a malicious AI program called Love Machine is hijacking Oz accounts, growing exponentially more powerful and sowing chaos and destruction in its wake. This dazzling cyberpunk/sci-fi story is a visual tour-de-force, with the amazing world of Oz as the highlight. Like the Internet as conceived by pop artist Takashi Murakami, Oz is a hallucinatory pixel parade of cool avatar designs, kung fu jackrabbits, toothy bears, and a bursting rainbow of colors.

YOSHITOMO NARA: NOBODY'S FOOL
The SUMMER WARS event includes admission to The Asia Society's groundbreaking and wonderful exhibit Yoshitomo Nara: Nobody's Fool. With influences ranging from anime to The Ramones, neo-pop artist Yoshitomo Nara has achieved rock-star status in Japan. This inventive and user-friendly art exhibit is perfect for young people and museum-phobes alike. Recommended by Time Out New York Kids.

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