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| LOOKING
LIKE THE ENEMY (1996) |
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video essay on the paradoxes of race and the ironies of war |
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| SYNOPSIS |
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They
were American born and bred yet they had the face of the
enemy. They shared the horror of war with other soldiers
yet struggled with prejudice and discrimination alone—each
according to external circumstances and their internal convictions.
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| Spanning
generations and wars, Looking Like the Enemy is bold and daring
exploration into the often horrifying yet always ironic predicaments
faced by American soldiers of Asian descent who fought in
World War II, the Korean and Vietnam Wars. |
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a legacy of silence, eighteen veterans share tears, laughter
and gut-wrenching experiences that help fill in the gaps that
official history has left out. |
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| PRAISES |
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"The
stories that these veterans tell create a portrait of war
I have never seen before. I recommend that everyone see this
film." Senator DANIEL INOUYE, World War II veteran
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| "The soldiers'
faces in your documentary enrich the facts with pathos and emotion
that make history come alive.." KAREN KUSHELL, Dreamworks |
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| AWARDS |
| Finalist
Award, Houston International Film Festival, 1996 |
| Bronze
Carp Award, Seattle Asian A merican Film Festival, 1996 |
| Festival
Favorite, Kuala Lumpur International Film Festival, 1996 |
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| EXHIBITION
HISTORY |
| "Fighting
for Tomorrow," Japanese American National Museum, 1995-1997 |
| The Other
America Film Festival, San Antonio, Texas, 1997 |
| San Diego
City College, California, 1997 |
| Los Angeles
Asian American International Film Festival, 1996 |
| U.S. Embassy,
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Asian American Film Festival, 1996 (Voted
Festival Favorite by Audience) |
| Oral History
Association Conference, Philadelphia, 1996 |
| Kapiolani
Community College, Oahu, Hawaii, 1996 |
| Kauai
Community College, Kauai, Hawaii, 1996 |
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| BROADCAST
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| KIKU-TV,
Honolulu, Hilo, Hawaii, 1996 |
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| PRODUCTION
CREDITS |
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Directed
by ROBERT A. NAKAMURA
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| Produced
and Writeen by KAREN L. ISHIZUKA |
| With an
original music score by DAN KURAMOTO. |
| 52 minutes.
Color |
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Call toll free (888) 769-5559
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