Experiencing Interruptions?

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.

  • Justin Kaminuma
    Director
  • Jess Faber
    Composer
  • Project Type:
    Experimental, Short
  • Genres:
    Drama, Personal
  • Runtime:
    5 minutes 12 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    August 18, 2025
  • Production Budget:
    50 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    United States
  • Country of Filming:
    United States
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital, 8mm, 16mm
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Digital Cinema Package:
    Unavailable
  • Reel Friends: Real Talk
    Atlanta, Georgia
    United States
    April 21, 2026
    Atlanta Premiere
    Official Selection
  • Film Underground 15
    Brooklyn, New York
    United States
    February 21, 2026
    New York Premiere
    Official Selection
Director Biography - Justin Kaminuma

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.

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