The Tsugua Diaries

Who gets to kiss whom in the summer of 2020? In search of mindfulness, community and joie de vivre, this cinematic diary follows a trio of characters backwards through time.

A tempting proposition: let’s replay the summer. Shady trees, leaves rustled by the wind, shades of green and yellow. Two men and a woman dance, they circle one another, they flirt. Then they plan a party. There’s lots to do in the garden of the vacation home. Like filling the pool with water. Or building an enclosure for butterflies to the rhythm of a summery guitar. The three characters bicker. And suddenly the trio are no longer alone. People who usually remain behind the camera are now part of the story: the sound man wants to say something, the director lies on the couch, the film reveals its own making. A crisis meeting is called because someone on the crew broke the Corona rules. The look behind the scenes is mischievous, nobody takes themselves seriously. How pleasant in a year that forced a universal self-reckoning.

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