MAY 9 - 3:00 p.m. • National Center for the Preservation of Democracy
This new crop of media works showcases the works by seniors, older adults, and guests from the Frank D. Lanterman Regional Center participating in a unique collaborative video training project with Visual Communications and the Little Tokyo Service Center’s DISKovery Center. As demonstrated in this program, age is not an impediment to creating media that really matters, nor to demystifying the internet for the older generation.
TRT: 52 minutes
MY UNCLE’S LEGACY: A JOURNEY THROUGH TIME
(United States, 2006) Dir./Wtr.: Robert Anderson
Explores how the filmmaker’s uncle has served as a role model and mentor by chronicling his life’s accomplishments as a photojournalist during the Chicano Movement.
Video, 6 minutes, color, documentary
THIS IS MY LIFE
(United States, 2006) Dir./Wtr.: Armen Frundzhyan
This autobiographical work by Armen Frundzhyan examines three of the many facets of his life: tutor, leader and Lakers fan.
Video, 5 minutes, color, documentary
INTRODUCTION TO KOMAMOTO KENJIN-KAI
(United States, 2006) Dir./Wtr.: Chie Iseri
What is a Kenjin-Kai? Chei Iseri offers a brief introduction and chronicles her Kenjin-Kai’s historical function and current role in the Japanese American community.
Video, 5 minutes, color, documentary
SHIKZA!
(United States, 2006) Dir./Wtr.: Abijah Martinez
This abstract documentary explores the experiences of a shikza playwright trying to fit into a Jewish community.
Video, 6 minutes, color, documentary
AN AMERICAN STORY: “GO FOR BROKE”
(United States, 2006) Dir./Wtr.: Anna Nagai
Anna Nagai discovers a hidden monument in a parking lot and talks with Dr. William Sato about his life and the Japanese American War Memorial.
Video, 8 minutes, color, documentary
MY VALENTINE
(United States, 2006) Dir./Wtr.: Bem Nagase
With no memories of his grandparents, Bem Nagase shares his love for his granddaughter and insures that she will remember him.
Video, 5 minutes, color, documentary
MEMORIES OF TULE LAKE INTERNMENT CAMP
(United States, 2006) Dir./Wtr.: Mitsuko Nagell
Mitsuko Nagell talks with Frank Iwasaki about his experiences during WWII at Tule Lake concentration camp.
Video, 7 minutes, color, documentary
FAMILY TIME
(United States, 2006) Dir./Wtr.: Ngoc Nguyen
A meditative reflection on family relationships, the concept of home, and the distances in-between.
Video, 6 minutes, color, documentary
FINDING JEANIE
(United States, 2006) Dir./Wtr.: Jean Wong
Jean Wong documents her lifelong struggle with a learning disability and how it has affected her life.
