SCL Screening + Q&A: THE BOY AND THE HERON

Composer

JOE HISAISHI

MODERATED BY JAZZ TANGCAY(Senior Artists Editor/Variety)

Neuehouse Screening Room

6121 Sunset Blvd.

Los Angeles, CA 90028

Monday, January 8, 11:00AM PT

**RECEPTION TO FOLLOW **

Please be mindful of the SCL's Code of Conduct.

After losing his mother during the war, young Mahito moves to his family’s estate in the countryside. There, a series of mysterious events lead him to a secluded and ancient tower, home to a mischievous gray heron. When Mahito’s new stepmother disappears, he follows the gray heron into the tower, and enters a fantastic world shared by the living and the dead. As he embarks on an epic journey with the heron as his guide, Mahito must uncover the secrets of this world, and the truth about himself. PG-13 | 124 min

Joe Hisaishi was born in Nagano, Japan, he started to show his interest in minimal music when he was a student at Kunitachi College of Music and started his career as a contemporary music composer. The presentation of his composition “MKWAJU” in 1981 and the release of his first album Information in the subsequent year marked the kickoff of his prolific career as a solo artist. Since then, he has released nearly 40 solo albums. In February of 2020, he global released a collection album entitled Dream Songs: The Essential Joe Hisaishi on Decca Gold in co-operation with UMG Japan.

Hisaishi has produced the music for 12 films by director Hayao Miyazaki, including My Neighbor Totoro and Spirited Away, and continues to tour the music worldwide through his production Joe Hisaishi Symphonic Concert: Music from the Studio Ghibli Films of Hayao Miyazaki.

He signed a contract with Deutsche Grammophon 2022 and released an album Symphonic Celebration, featuring a new recording of the music from Hayao Miyazaki films with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra in London, which won the 1st prize in the classical category in US Billboard chart twice in 2023. Joe Hisaishi is actively touring and will have concerts throughout the U.S. in 2024.

*** SCREENING + Q&A INFORMATION ***

Check-in begins 10:30AM.

If you RSVP but are unable to attend, please cancel your reservation by 10:00AM Monday, January 8.

Free for current SCL members (click here to check your membership status) plus one guest who will stay for both the screening and Q&A. Please remember to RSVP for two (2) if you plan on bringing a guest.

In the event of a waitlist, please remember to sign up twice (2) if you plan on bringing a guest.

Guests of SCL members may NOT attend without the member invitee, or if the member RSVPs, but cannot attend and cancels.

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This invitation is non-transferable.

Seating is first come, first serve. Late arrivals may not be allowed into the theater.

Per California state health guidelines, masks are recommended to be worn indoors at all times.

Neuehouse Screening Room

6121 Sunset Blvd.

Los Angeles, CA 90028