Kunio Katō's Short Film La Maison En Petits Cubes

The process of discovery involves gaining knowledge on something externally, that acts as a catalyst to force consideration and questioning of what is internally believed and known.
Kunio Katō’s short film La Maison en Petits Cubes highlights the process of discovery through the protagonist, an elderly man who rediscovers his forgotten memories of past significant moments of his life. Captured through a tilting camera angle, the protagonist lives in a dystopian world where buildings are submerged in water, and as water levels rise, people are forced to build new levels of their houses to survive. Water plays a significant role in the film, as it physically engulfs the rooms, however they have also engulfed his memories that are contained within