The Heart of No Place explained

The Heart of No Place
Director:Rika Ohara
Producer:Bluefat Music
Starring:Rika Ohara, Charles Lane, Daniel Lynch Millner, Sarah Holbert
Music:John Payne
Cinematography:Rika Ohara
Runtime:85 minutes
Country:United States
Language:English
Budget:$25,000

The Heart of No Place is a 2009 independent film written and directed by Rika Ohara, based on reinterpretation of Yoko Ono's life and work.[1] Shot entirely on Digital 8 on location in Los Angeles, Berlin, Tokyo, Liverpool and Ho Chi Minh City, and with participation of many Los Angeles- and German artists and musicians,[2] the film won the Best Film (International) award at the London Independent Film Festival 2010.[1] The film's soundtrack was composed by John Payne and features songs by Yoko Ono, Dieter Moebius, The Dark Bob and Anna Homler.

Plot

Rock widow Y. tries to come to terms with the death of her husband, the Artist Known as John. Sharing her grief is her assistant Charles, whose partner died of AIDS. When she meets Andrea, a young journalist with wild ideas about art and technology, she is awakened to parallels between her artwork, technology and economy. Daniel Mohn, the visionary founder and CEO of Monosoft, reminds her that the Cold War wasn’t won by missiles, but by artists like herself and her late husband.

Cast

Distribution

The film was first presented at the Créteil International Women's Film Festival in France on March 21, 2009. The picture screened at various film festivals, including Göteborg International Film Festival and London Independent Film Festival.

Exhibition dates

Awards

Win• London Independent Film Festival: Best Film, 2010.[14] [15] [16]
  • In Competition• Festival Internazionale Un Film per la Pace, Udine-Gorizia[17]

    • Notes and References

    1. Web site: 'Forget Me Not' gets LIFF Grand Prize. The Hollywood Reporter. 25 March 2017.
    2. Web site: About The Heart of No Place. 25 March 2017.
    3. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1382250/releaseinfo/?ref_=tttr_ql_dt_2 The Heart of No Place Release info
    4. Web site: Frontières invisibles 33ème Festival International de films de femmes . 2010-07-31 . 2011-07-17 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110717062549/http://www.filmsdefemmes.com/Frontieres-invisibles.html . dead .
    5. https://filmsdefemmes.com/archives/edition-2009/ 31e Festival International Films de Femmes, 2009. p. 95
    6. http://festival.tiszamozi.hu/000_Fesztivalok/2010/VetitesiRend_2010_en.html
    7. Web site: FILMS - International Festival A FILM FOR PEACE - 5th Edition 2010. Windcloak Film. Production. 25 March 2017.
    8. https://www.yumpu.com/en/document/read/41246036/a-film-for-peace-festival-un-film-per-la-pace International Festival A Film for Peace Fifth Edition Catalogue
    9. https://duplacena.com/tdi-2009/premios-de-cinema-para-filmes-sobre-arte-2a-edicao/ Temps d'Images prémios de cinema para filmes sobre arte 2009
    10. Web site: Ro-IFF. 25 March 2017. 2 November 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201102021801/http://www.ro-iff.ro/. dead.
    11. Web site: Chalmers News . chalmersnyheter.chalmers.se . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100925085130/http://chalmersnyheter.chalmers.se/chalmers03/english/Article.jsp?article=14710 . 2010-09-25.
    12. 33rd Göteborg International Film Festival January 29 - February 8, 2010. p.189
    13. Web site: The 15th World Film Festival of Bangkok. : The Heart of No Place. 25 March 2017.
    14. Web site: London Independent Film Festival. 25 March 2017.
    15. Web site: London Independent Film Festival. 25 March 2017.
    16. Web site: Beatles Club Manchester - The Unofficial fan site. 25 March 2017.
    17. http://www.unfilmperlapace.it/catalogo2010.pdf

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