SUN AUG 23, 2026 3:30 PM Emergency Intercom Presents THE TASTE OF TEA $10.00 (member) ; $15.00 (general admission) Ticket prices include a $2.00 online booking fee. Los Feliz 3 | Introduction by Emergency Intercom hosts Enya Umanzor and Drew Phillips ‘Friend of the Fest 2026’
ABOUT THE PODCAST: Emergency Intercom is a comedy podcast by Enya Umanzor and Drew Phillips. There is no emergency, but there is an intense need for attention, so maybe listen up… You don’t want to know what happens if you don’t. ABOUT THE FILM: In Japanese with English subtitles. The pristine image of the Japanese family is turned on its uber-polite head with surreal aplomb in this far out collection of hilarious vignettes. Set in the languid countryside, mom is an eccentric artist who eschews household chores for an animation project with occasional help from crazy grandpa. Meanwhile, dad is just your everyday hypnotherapist. Their teenaged son suffers from hangups about the opposite sex while his little sister must contend with a doppelganger. Uncle is a groovy music producer on a respite whose ghostly past experiences still haunt him. Maverick director Katsuhito Ishii (who created the animated sequence in KILL BILL: VOLUME 1) pulled out all the stops for this endearing outré take on the Japanese psyche. FORMAT: DCP DISTRIBUTOR: Film Movement COUNTRY: Japan