Film Night: Perfect Days

Joyful Mind Zendo is happy to invite you to our first film night screening the Wim Wenders Oscar nominated film, Perfect Days.

Details:

• Come at 6:00 PM to the basement Zendo (back door) to help set up.
• Bring pizza, popcorn, dips, or beverages to share.
• The screening will begin promptly at 6:30 PM.
• The films running time is 2hrs 4min, and will be followed by a short break and discussion.
• Our evening will end by 9:30 PM.
• Here is the trailer.
• See you soon and invite a friend!

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| Perfect Days follows Hirayama, a middle-aged man living a life of humble simplicity in Tokyo. His days are governed by a meticulous routine: he wakes at dawn to the sound of a street sweeper, tends to his maple saplings, and drives his small van through the city to his job cleaning public toilets. Despite the seemingly lowly nature of his work, Hirayama performs his duties with the grace and precision of a master craftsman, finding deep contentment in the order and service he provides. |

The core of Perfect Days is a celebration of presence and the dignity of labor. Director Wim Wenders suggests that a meaningful life is not found in grand ambitions or material wealth, but in the intentional appreciation of the here and now. The film posits that true freedom comes from accepting life's limitations and finding 'perfection' in the subtle, fleeting moments of harmony between humanity and nature, encapsulated in the Japanese concept of Komerobi. |