Ascent
Through a grey blanket of clouds, we barely discern the contours of Mount Fuji, a volcano with many faces. 4,500 exceptional and diverse photographs from the past 150 years form the basis for Ascent. Made entirely with stills, it is a filmic experiment balancing between documentary and fiction, photography and film, where an English woman and her deceased Japanese partner, Hiroshi, lead the way. As Mount Fuji is climbed across geographical, temporal and cultural divides, the narrative unfolds, exploring unexpected paths.
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Cast
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Fiona Tan Director · Hugo Dijkstal Composer Leo Anemaet Composer
Worldwide gross $47K · Budget $500K · United States release June 7, 2017
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Budget
$500,000
Worldwide gross
$46,850
Gross vs. budget
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Production
Antithesis Films
Production
Japan · Netherlands
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English · Japanese
Release dates
Switzerland · August 6, 2016
Premiere · Locarno Film Festival
United States · June 7, 2017
Limited theatrical · New York City, New York
Czechia
July 1, 2017 · Karlovy Vary International Film Festival
Netherlands
January 27, 2017 · Limited theatrical · International Film Festival Rotterdam
May 18, 2017 · Theatrical
Singapore
March 16, 2018 · Singapore Art Museum Asian Film Archive
Sweden
January 28, 2017 · Limited theatrical · Göteborg Film Festival
United Kingdom
October 8, 2016 · Limited theatrical · London Film Festival
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