Giri Chit (Preview)

Cosplay girls, urban farming and a Zamboni. The subtle trace of irreconcilable worlds. GIRI CHIT tells an epic tale. A worker driving a mobile sweeper in hypnotic circles across an already immaculate surface. The high drama of cosplay aficionados clamoring to be seen. A cast of thousands toiling hundreds of feet above the street. Giri translates as duty in Japanese, but the concept is in fact far more complicated. Giri is a sort of interpersonal political capital that informs careers, family relations, and much more. Its presence and flow is palpable in Japan, where this film was shot. A giri chit then may be a hypothetical voucher for this intangible flow (with a tip of the cap to Thomas Pynchons Vineland).