Honorable Mention – “100 Planes” (Japan)

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Title: 100 Planes
Runtime: 7 min
Country: Japan
Director: Koei Taga
Placement: Honorable Mention
Competition: June, 2016

Synopsis: Sam is an 8-years-old boy who just lost his mother, Claire, by accident but he believes that she’s coming back any time soon. Sam’s father, Richard is overcome by his loss and hesitating to tell the truth to Sam. One day, Sam sees Richard taking sleeping pills and later that night, Sam takes the pills to see Claire in his dream.