The Works and Days (of Tayoko Shiojiri in the Shiotani Basin)

The movie reflects upon how people organize experience through our memories and our actions, but the filmmakers also have a self-awareness about their steadfast methods.

At such a length, what is intended as a fictionalized recreation of the previous year of a woman’s life metamorphosizes into a near-documentary telling of the processes of living and cultivating.

The Works and Days is by no means an easy thing to endure, but doing so brings you closer to understanding what it might mean to finally be at peace.

Winter and Edström have asked for eight hours from us to ruminate on life's impermanence and the rewards for those willing to give their time are more than satisfying.