Happy Fuji News is a live-edited "movie" made out of 201 woodcuts, written, carved and printed by Eric Kinny over the course of 2016 - 2022
Prints are shown and thrown at the rhythm of an audio soundtrack with MIDI guitar music by Raphaël Desmarets and characters voices by McCloud Zicmuse, Siet Phorae, Molly Rex, Ma Clément, Alice Perez & Joey Wright, for a total length of 30min.
The story follows a touristic guide at the foothill of Japan's Mt. Fuji, escaping commercial hardship through the chance meeting of a Soundcloud ASMR artist.
With an equally comedic and dramatic approach, Happy Fuji News is a surrealistic dive into the world of apps, geology, tourism, love and more, done in a joyously performed proto-cinematic way.
In English (no subtitles)
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Happy Fuji News performances
live editing by Eric Kinny
live editing by Natasha Jong
2024
August 25 - Kiosk (Oostend, Belgium)
September 5 - Super Fourchette (Brussels, Belgium)
NL Mini Tour
September 27 - Rotterdam ?
September 28 - Amsterdam ?
September 29 - Murf/Murw Festival (Tilburg, Netherlands)
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Past shows
2024
July 28 - Les Mills Film Festival (Pierrefitte-ès-Bois, France)
July 12 - Adobe Books (San Francisco, CA, USA)
July 7 - Cheval Marin (Brussels, Belgium)
June 1 - Secret Show (Brussels, Belgium)
May 25 - Coucourt Mai Garage Festival (Brussels, Belgium)
April 8 - KvU (Berlin, Germany)
March 23 - 1000 Feuilles (Brussels, Belgium)
The UK Tour 2024
March 3 - Dash The Henge (London, UK)
March 4 - The Old Buoy (Folkestone, UK)
March 5 - Mickey Zoggs (Bristol, UK)
March 6 - East London Unemployed Cinema Society (London, UK)
March 7 - Wharf Chambers (Leeds, UK)
March 11 - Jamboree (London, UK)
February 18 - Le Monty (Genappe, BE)
2023
(mostly) Germany Tour 2023 with Goosegg Presents Short Film Sneak Preview
December 16 - 34 rue Aristote (Lille, France)*
December 17 - Cinéma de l'Ail (Strasbourg, France)*
December 18 - Salon Maudit (Munich, Germany)
December 19 - Hitness Club (Leipzig, Germany)
December 20 - Hole Of Fame (Dresden, Germany)
December 21 - Paul's Maüse Kino (Berlin, Germany)
December 22 - Neue Schachtel (Stuttgart, Germany)
December 23 - 6pm -Ciné Club Coco Citron (Basel, Switzerland)*
December 23 - 8pm -Symbiont (Basel, Switzerland)
December 28 - Delphi Space (Freiburg-Im-Breisgau, Germany)
*Happy Fuji News only
November 14 - Cinéma du 8e Ciel (Ixelles, Belgium)
October 19 - The Drawing Room (San Francisco, CA, USA)
October 16 - Neck Of The Woods (San Francisco, CA, USA)
Bretagne Tour 2023 with la Rue des Fantômes
October 15 - La Crèche (Brest, France)
October 17 - Les Roches Blanches (Douarnenez, France)
October 19 - La Baleine (Quimper, France)
October 20 - Mono Galerie (Nantes, France)
October 21 - La Jetée (Crozon, France)
October 22 - Les Ombres Electriques (Rennes, France)
September 28 - La Défaite (Saint-Gilles, Belgique)
Italy Tour 2023
September 15 - Misto Mame (Turin, Italy)
September 16 - Artetetra (Milan, Italy)
September 17 - Spettro (Brescia, Italy)
September 19 - Bragora (Venice, Italy)
September 20 - Studio Lampo (Rome, Italy)
September 2 - Roskot Festival (Aalst, Belgium)
Paris Tour 2023
August 27 - White Garden @ Parc Montsouris (Paris 14e, France)
August 28 - Cinéma Laucher (Paris 19e, France)
August 29 - Cinéma Bisou Magique (Paris 13e, France)
August 2 - Le George (Schaerbeek, Belgium)
France Tour 2023
July 11 - Le Poinçonneur (Toulouse, France)
July 13 - Croutonat (Contournat, France)
July 14 - Grrrnd Zero (Lyon, France)
July 15 - Le Fenouil à Vapeur (Avignon, France)
July 15 - Théâtre de l'Alcôve (Avignon, France)
July 17 - Secret Show (Marseille, France)
July 9 - Secret Show (Ixelles, Belgium)
June 26 - Secret Show (Ixelles, Belgium)
June 23 - Ogge (Schaerbeek, Belgium)
May 1 - Secret Birthday Show (Ixelles, Belgium)
Portugal Tour 2023
April 14 - Bonfim Dinner Show (Porto, Portugal)
April 15 - Praça Da Alegria Football Club (Porto, Portugal)
April 16 - Secret Show at Praça das Flores Animation House (Porto, Portugal)
April 17 - Mondays at ZDB (Lisbon, Portugal)
April 18 - Improvised comedy set with Guillherme Sancho at Jardim do Estrella (Lisbon, Portugal)
April 19 - Cosmos (Lisbon, Portugal)
April 20 - 7pm -Dentro (Porto, Portugal)
April 20 - 9pm -Short films Street Screening Club at Praça da Alegria (Porto, Portugal)
April 1st - VROOM (Anderlecht, Belgium)
The NL Tour 2023
February 4 - Varia (Rotterdam, The Netherlands)
February 5 - Helicopter (Den Haag, The Netherlands)
February 6 - OCCII (Amsterdam, The Netherlands)
February 8 - Secret Show in 150 years old Student Society (Amsterdam, The Netherlands)
February 9 - Berger & De Vries (Groningen, The Netherlands)
February 3 - Un Peu (Schaerbeek, Belgium)
January 6 - Recyclart (Molenbeek, Belgium)
2022
Swiss Tour 2022
December 23 - Villa Gassweid (Wohlen-bei-Bern, Switzerland)
December 21 - Secret Show (Bienne, Switzerland)
December 20 - La Coutellerie (Fribourg, Switzerland)
December 19 - Secret Show (Lausanne, Switzerland)
December 18 - Secret Show (Geneva, Switzerland)
December 15 (19h) - Le Bassin (Ixelles, Belgium)
December 15 (21h) - Le Bassin (Ixelles, Belgium)
December 11 - Baarechoem (Berchem, Belgium)
November 20 - Secret Show (Saint-Gilles, Belgium)
October 30 - Boom Café (Bruxelles, Belgium)
October 22 (19h) - La Serre (Ixelles, Belgium)
October 22 (21h) - Ogge (Schaerbeek, Belgium)
October 16 - Rumsteek with France Frites & Eighty Cuts (Anderlecht, Belgium)
October 11 - Maison Verte with Bravo Tounky (Ixelles, Belgium)
September 9 - Shhh silent movie festival (Oostende, Belgium)
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