Uncluttered. Uncomplicated. Unexpected.
This is Perfect Days, the latest film by Wim Wenders, a disarming portrait of what we all seek - contentment. Nominated for Best International Feature and showcasing an outstanding and beguiling leading performance by Koji Yakusho as Hirayama the toilet cleaner, Perfect Days is the perfect film to lead us into 2024 as we all ponder what will bring us peace in our lives.
Complementing the film, hosted a post-screening introduction to Haiku writing, led by Japanese poet, Erica Hesketh, courtesy of BESEA Poets collective founded by Christy Ku.
In true MilkTea style, there were some sweets treats and more at this very special presentation.
Our special preview was hosted at Vue Piccadilly on 22 February.
You can see highlights from our special preview & haiku workshop here.
Erica Hesketh is a Japanese-Danish poet based in London. As a poet she experiments with form and voice, including traditional forms from Japan. Her work has been published by The North, Acumen, Propel, The High Window, PERVERSE, harana poetry and The Friday Poem among others. She placed second in the 2022 Winchester Poetry Prize, and was commended in the 2023 Magma Poetry Competition (Editors’ Prize) and the 2023 Stanza Competition. She is the Director of the Poetry Translation Centre, an organisation which champions poetry in translation from around the world. She is also a member of the Southbank Centre New Poets Collective 2023–24.
