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Hidari's Tiny Frames Get Keanu Reeves After a Very Modern Meeting

Keanu Reeves joined the Japanese stop-motion feature Hidari after watching its pilot film, director Kawamura Masashi said at the Tokyo International Film Festival. Reeves' team responded about a week after the screening was arranged, leading to a Zoom call. Kawamura also discussed the film's fundraising effort. Stop-motion proceeds one carefully adjusted frame at a time, while this piece of casting moved through a pilot and a video meeting. Even a painstakingly handmade production can find its next collaborator through the familiar miracle of a calendar invitation.

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