Observational film is an approach to documentary production. The style stresses disinterested, direct recording of events with minimal interference by the filmmaker. Japanese documentary filmmaker Kazuhiro Soda is famous for his observational film style. UCCA invites renowned Japanese filmmaker Kazuhiro Soda to give a talk on his unique style of documentary and his reinterpretation of observational film. He will also discuss his recent experiences with theater, as depicted in his book Theatre vs. Film - Can a Documentary Capture Fiction?