Original Film Title: 絶滅動物（VACATION）
Director’s Name: Masaki Soejima
Writer’s Name: Masaki Soejima
Producer’s Name: AKIHO FURUICHI
Country of Origin: Japan
Country of Filming: Japan
Language: Japanese
Runtime: 1 hour 4 minutes 35 seconds
Film Description:
Set amidst the COVID-19 pandemic during a Zoom conversation between a mother and daughter, Jessie (Sheila Houlahan) tells her mother Thelma (Ellen McLain) that she will commit suicide within the hour. Exploring the concentric circles of isolation, grief, and suicide, this hybrid film based on Marsha Norman’s Pulitzer Prize-winning play portrays a poignant and haunting picture of the current state of mental health care in America.
