Tang Lang Bu Chan (1988)

The catalogue in 3D

The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.

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How it feels

A cicada drinks dew and chirps on a tree, unaware of a mantis sneaking up. The mantis is about to catch it, but an oriole and a weasel each approach unseen from behind. The short film uses Chinese ink wash painting to tell this fable about creatures ignoring hidden dangers.

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• More like this film, on a shelf you can walk up to.It's the lit case on the top shelf.