Observer Editor
“The Cats of Gokogu Shrine”: Cinetopia International Film Festival
Cinetopia International Film Festival. June 13—23. This Ann Arbor Summer Festival/Cinetopia collaboration features dozens of films—many of them Michigan premieres—screened over 10 days at the Michigan Theater (MI) and State Theatre (State). Includes narrative feature-length films and documentaries that recently premiered at international festivals such as Sundance and Berlin. Tickets $16 (Michigan Theater members, $13); 4-pack, $60 (Michigan Theater members, $45); festival passes, $125-$295 in advance at marquee-arts.org/cinetopia and at the door. The films are listed in order of first screening below.
June 16 (MI) & 21 (State): “The Cats of Gokogu Shrine” (Kazuhiro Sôda, 2024). Japanese documentary about a small, ancient Shinto shrine that is home to dozens of stray cats and is known as “cat shrine.” Japanese, subtitles. 4 p.m. (Sun.) & 7 p.m. (Fri.)
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