In a small rural community, elementary school girl Yuraku, who has never seen the ocean, paints the ocean in yellow, her favorite colour. Over the course of her summer days, as she lives with her kind grandmother and her grandfather, who is showing signs of dementia, she copes with how her family changes through exploring the natural world through her artistry.

This 16mm film gracefully captures an innocent child’s incredible creativity and family love with the backdrop of the height of summer and a perfectly-poised cast of caring adults and wonderful children.
(Text by Jason Maher)