Nature brings us together.

Interview with Director/Editor Makino Hayashi

Congratulations! Why did you make your film?

I love nature and I'm a dancer. A lot of dance performances tends to be shown in theaters. It's on stage, in dark places with sets, lighting and costume. When I start choreographing, I always want to perform outside. Nature is the background, the sun is lighting and the ground becomes the stage. I feel free and unlimited. There is a different feeling of beauty. And capturing that with film and play with clips can make things go farther. And be able to reach out to more people and share it.

Imagine I’m a member of the audience. Why should I watch this film?

I want to share the feeling of the beauty between nature and human through this film.

How do personal and universal themes work in your film?

Because I'm connecting human with nature. It is personal and universal.

How have the script and film evolved over the course of their development?

To feel possibility beyond the limit.

What type of feedback have you received so far?

A lot of people loves it.

I got feedback such as it felt like those people are made of sand; It has a nice flow; etc..

Has the feedback surprised or challenged your point of view?

Yes.

What are you looking to achieve by having your film more visible on www.wearemovingstories.com?

To reach more people and share.

Behind the scenes of Beauty In The Nature

Who do you need to come on board (producers, sales agents, buyers, distributors, film festival directors, journalists) to amplify this film’s message?

Journalist, film festival directors.

What type of impact and/or reception would you like this film to have?

The connection between nature and human. And it's beautiful and powerful.

What’s a key question that will help spark a debate or begin a conversation about this film?

Anything.

What other projects are the key creatives developing or working on now?

I've been working on a film about Beauty in you.

Interview: June 2020

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Breathing

Nature brings us together.

Director: Makino Hayashi

About the writer, director and producer:

MAKINO HAYASHI is from Kumamoto Japan. She is a dancer for The Oregon Ballet Theatre in Portland OR. She has been choreographing since 2013 and making film since 2018. Her film Beauty In The Nature has shown at VIDEOSKIN in Yukon Canada in 2018 and Lady Filmmakers Festival in Beverly Hills, CA in 2019.

Key cast: Makino Hayashi (Direct/Choreograph/Edit), Xuan Cheng (Dance), Brian Simcoe (Dance), Yi Yin (Film)

Facebook: Makino Hayashi

Instagram: @maqino

Hashtags used: #film #breathing #dance #nature #earth #human #sun #sand #collaboration #music #butt

Other: YouTube

Funders: Self-funded