Ultraman: Rising
Guests Expected
Director and writer Shannon Tindle is expected to attend for a post-screening Q&A.
Description
When Tokyo is threatened by rising monster attacks, an all-star athlete reluctantly returns home to take on the mantle of Ultraman, discovering that his greatest challenge isn’t fighting giant monsters- it’s raising one. In partnership with Netflix, Tsuburaya Productions, and Industrial Light & Magic, Ultraman: Rising is written by Shannon Tindle and Marc Haimes, directed by Shannon Tindle, and co-directed by John Aoshima.
Stick around after for our Q&A. Shannon Tindle will be doing some live drawing that the audience can participate in. Bring your favorite pencil and notebook.
Audience Information
This special event, hosted by SFFILM Education under its Family Programming initiative, is free and open to the public. Advance RSVP is required. Recommended for ages 9 and up. The film is rated PG by the MPAA for sequences of violence/action, some language, rude humor and thematic elements.
Thank you to our partners at SFMOMA for hosting this SFFILM Education screening. Be sure to check out their exciting new exhibit, Get in the Game. Children 18 and under get in free.
IN PARTNERSHIP WITH
Leading the team is Emmy award-winning artist and seven-time Annie nominee Shannon Tindle. Since graduating from the California Institute of the Arts (Class of 2000), Shannon has served as a designer, story artist, writer, and director for both television and feature films. He has collaborated with, among others, Dreamworks, Disney, Cartoon Network, and Universal Studios on a wide range of projects, including Foster’s Home for Imaginary Friends, Turbo, The Croods, and Coraline.
At Laika, Shannon created, wrote, designed characters, and directed the actors on Kubo and the Two Strings (nominated for two Oscars and winner of the BAFTA for Best Animated Feature). For Google’s Spotlight Stories, he created and directed the Annie-nominated On Ice. At Netflix, in addition to writing and directing Ultraman: Rising, he was the creator, writer, and executive producer on the Emmy-Award winning series Lost Ollie.
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Film Details
Language English
Year 2024
Runtime 117
Country US, Japan
Director Shannon Tindle
Executive Producer Takayuki Tsukagoshi, Masahiro Onda, Kei Minamitani
Producer Tom Knott, p.g.a., Lisa Poole, p.g.a.
Writer Shannon Tindle, Marc Haimes
Editor Bret Marnell, ACE
Cast Tamlyn Tomita, Gedde Watanabe, Keone Young, Yuki Yamada, Christopher Sean, Julia Harriman
Closed Captions Closed Captions are not currently confirmed for this film
Audio Description Audio Descriptions are not currently confirmed for this film
American Sign Language (ASL) Interpretation American Sign Language Interpretation is not currently scheduled for this film