I Still Exist.
I’ve spent my past few years asking myself “what’s next?”.
I've thought about this question more than anyone could possibly ask me.
This video is made from my scraps and experiments - commissions, old footage, some film tests. What started as a forgotten notes app entry to myself, became a video that I desperately needed to make. A proof of my own existence, and a search for something real.
What I ultimately realized in making this is that before I could figure out what's next, I first needed to ask myself “what’s here?” “what’s left?” “what is the point?” before I could move forward at all.
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Justin KaminumaDirector
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Jess FaberComposer
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Project Type:Experimental, Short
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Genres:Drama, Personal
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Runtime:5 minutes 12 seconds
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Completion Date:August 18, 2025
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Production Budget:50 USD
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Country of Origin:United States
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Country of Filming:United States
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Language:English
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Shooting Format:Digital, 8mm, 16mm
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Aspect Ratio:16:9
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Film Color:Color
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First-time Filmmaker:No
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Student Project:No
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Digital Cinema Package:Unavailable
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Reel Friends: Real TalkAtlanta, Georgia
United States
April 21, 2026
Atlanta Premiere
Official Selection -
Film Underground 15Brooklyn, New York
United States
February 21, 2026
New York Premiere
Official Selection
Justin Kaminuma is a Japanese-American filmmaker whose work explores film as a meditative medium through diaristic and experimental techniques. He explores themes of childhood and coming of age with dream-like and nostalgic visuals.
His work has been screened at the Ann Arbor Film Festival, Chicago Underground Film Festival, Leiden Shorts, BFI Future Film Festival (Winner - Best International), NFFTY (Winner - Best Experimental Film), Virginia Film Festival (Audience Award - Best Narrative) as well as exhibited at COSMO Trastevere in Rome and awarded a Vimeo Staff Pick.