(FINALIST)
Red Carpet & Award Ceremony 🎫 Get Your Tickets
Original Film Title: UTILITY
Director’s Name: Yuichi Ono
Writer’s Name: Yuichi Ono
Producer: Yuichi Ono
Country of Origin: Japan
Country of Filming: Japan
Language: No Dialogue
Runtime: 3 minutes 5 seconds
Film Description:
In the near future, society is governed by a strict system where every individual has a score printed on their body, representing their “usefulness” to the world. The protagonist, branded with a low score, struggles daily just to secure enough food to survive. In stark contrast, high-scoring elites enjoy access to luxurious meals and effortlessly elevate their social standing even further by distributing their surplus to the impoverished. In a dystopian reality where human value is entirely quantified and controlled, the protagonist resolves to break free from the tyranny of the score, attempting to reclaim a genuine heart that seeks to help others without expecting any reward in return…