Z365" or "Festival all year round" is the new strategic point of the Festival in which converge investigation, accompaniment and development of new talents (Ikusmira Berriak, Nest); training and cinematic knowledge transfer (Elías Querejeta Zine Eskola, Zinemaldia + Plus, Filmmakers' dialogue); and investigation, disclosure and cinematic thought (Z70 project, Thought and Discussion and Research and publications).
The prestigious documentary-maker Kazuhiro Soda breaks with this film one of Japanese society’s great taboos: their reticence to talk about the problem of mental illnesses. Shot over a one month period in the Okayama psychiatric hospital, this documentary, premiered at the Berlin Festival, takes an in-depth look at the everyday lives of different patients, victims of their suicidal tendencies and their fear of society.