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. 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, the film won the Best Film (International) award at the London Independent Film Festival 2010. 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 Rika Ohara as Y. John Payne as The Artist Known as John Charles Lane as The Assistant Sarah Holbert as Andrea Daniel Lynch Millner as Daniel Mohn Tress MacNeille as The Collector Carl Stone as Almost Himself Dieter Moebius and Michael Rother as themselves
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 Finland: May 15, 2010, Polar Film FestivalThe Heart of No Place Release info France: March 21, 2009, Créteil International Women's Film Festival31e Festival International Films de Femmes, 2009. p. 95 Hungary: September 24, 2010, Tisza Cinema Festivalhttp://festival.tiszamozi.hu/000_Fesztivalok/2010/VetitesiRend_2010_en.html Italy: June 3, 2010, Festival Un Film per la PaceInternational Festival A Film for Peace Fifth Edition Catalogue Portugal: November 13, 2009, Filmes Sobre ArteTemps d'Images prémios de cinema para filmes sobre arte 2009 Romania: October 3, 2010, Romania International Film Festival Sweden: February 7, 2010, Göteborg International Film Festival33rd Göteborg International Film Festival January 29 - February 8, 2010. p.189 Thailand: November 8, 2010 World Film Festival of Bangkok United Kingdom: April 17, 2010 London Independent Film Festival
Awards Win • London Independent Film Festival: Best Film, 2010. In Competition • Festival Internazionale Un Film per la Pace, Udine-Gorizia
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