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201621 minGdocumentary

Jagata

201621 minGdocumentary

Daniel Jacoby travels through Hokkaido, Japan, seeking a man linked to a potato, while exploring the island's landscapes and the man's unaddressed letters.

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Daniel Jacoby travels through Hokkaido, Japan, seeking a man linked to a potato, while exploring the island's landscapes and the man's unaddressed letters.

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Daniel Jacoby travels through Hokkaido, searching for a man connected to a potato. The film documents Jacoby's encounters with various landscapes and objects on the northernmost island of Japan. Unaddressed letters from the elusive man provide insight into his bond with the root plant. As Jacoby journeys, the scenes take on an otherworldly quality in relation to the potato-man's story. The documentary runs for 21 minutes and was released in 2016.

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