Thomas Lüchinger

Origins draw circles, language shapes memory – and sometimes the feeling of being different remains. Some lose their origins, others carry a heavy family legacy, still others feel foreign in their own land. Director Hao Hohl guides us through a mosaic of moments about belonging and what connects us.

Toshio and Shizuko Omiro, both over seventy years old, have lived in Kawasaki, Japan since 1981. With their free-spirited lifestyle, the improvisaton duo continues to pursue their vision of changing the world into a more peaceful one in an inappropriate and unseemly way.