Cop Festival and Cop Festival Reloaded--a pair of sets from Japan's wildly popular short film series--arrived in New York City this week, and Saturday marks the final opportunity for Gotham filmgoers to check the movies out at Lincoln Center's New York Video Festival.
Started by Japanese filmmaker Makoto Shinazaki, Cop Festival films are ten-minute genre pieces shot quick, cheap and dirty--in some cases, over the course of a few hours. The selection of films at Lincoln Center includes videos by internationally renowned directors such as Kiyoshi Kurosawa and Ryuichi Honda.
Shinazaki curated the rarely seen shorts in these "best-of" assortments especially for the NYVF. Cop Festival screens Sunday, July 31 at 9 p.m., while Cop Festival Reloaded screens Saturday, July 30 at 10:30 p.m.