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The cats of Mirikitani / produced by Lucid Dreaming, Inc. in association with the Independent Television Serivice (ITVS) and the Center for Asian American Media (CAAM) ; director, Linda Hattendorf ; producers, Masa Yoshikawa, Linda Hattendorf.
LIBRA DVD 021 584
Available from offsite location
- Format:
- Video
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Mirikitani, Jimmy Tsutomu, 1920-2012.
- Mirikitani, Jimmy Tsutomu.
- Tule Lake Relocation Center.
- Artists--United States--Biography.
- Artists.
- Japanese Americans.
- Psychological aspects.
- Art therapy.
- Homeless persons as artists.
- Homeless men.
- United States.
- New York (State)--New York.
- Homeless men--New York (State)--New York--Biography.
- Homeless persons as artists--United States.
- Art therapy--New York (State)--New York.
- Japanese Americans--Biography.
- Japanese Americans--Forced removal and internment, 1942-1945--Personal narratives.
- Japanese Americans--Forced removal and internment, 1942-1945--Psychological aspects.
- Genre:
- Biographies.
- Documentary films.
- Biographical films.
- Personal narratives.
- Video recordings.
- Physical Description:
- 1 videodisc (approximately 74 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
- Other Title:
- Subtitle on container: Make art not war
- Place of Publication:
- [United States] : Arthouse Films : Distributed by New Video, [2009]
- Language Note:
- In English with some dialogue accompanied by English subtitles.
- System Details:
- DVD ; NTSC, region 1 ; Dolby digital stereo.
- digital
- optical
- stereo
- Dolby
- NTSC
- video file
- DVD video
- region 1
- Summary:
- "Eighty-year-old Jimmy Mirikitani survived the trauma of WWII internment camps, Hiroshima, and homelessness by creating art. But when 9/11 threatens his life on the New York City streets and a local filmmaker brings him to her home, the two embark on a journey to confront Jimmy's painful past. An intimate exploration of the lingering wounds of war and the healing powers of community and art ..."--Container.
- Contents:
- Bonus features: Additional scenes: Interview with Professor Shimomura
- Seattle family reunion
- Meeting Janice Mirikitani
- Jimmy's first solo exhibition
- Return to Hiroshima ; gallery ; trailer.
- Participant:
- Featuring Jimmy Tsutomu Mirikitani.
- Credits:
- Cinematography, Linda Hattendorf, Masa Yoshikawa ; editors, Keiko Deguchi, Linda Hattendorf ; music, Joel Goodman.
- Notes:
- Originally produced as a documentary film in 2006.
- Winner, Audience Award, 2006 Paris Cinema International Film Festival ; Winner, Grand Jury Prize, Documentary Feature, 2007 VC FilmFest - Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival ; Winner, Audience Award, 2006 Tribeca Film Festival ; Winner, Best Feature Documentary, 2006 Big Sky Documentary Film Festival.
- ISBN:
- 1422971147
- 9781422971147
- OCLC:
- 501967509
- Publisher Number:
- 767685208557
- 003 Arthouse Films
- NNVG208551 New Video
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