Manzanar / Pilgrimage
Two great films on the incarceration experience by two groundbreaking filmmakers from different generations, Robert and Tadashi Nakamura. "Manzanar" captures pioneering director Robert Nakamura’s emotions upon visiting the Manzanar incarceration camp where he spent his childhood. Robert Nakamura’s film was the first documentary film on the concentration camps by a Japanese American filmmaker. He’s often referred to as "the Godfather of Asian American media”. Tadashi Nakamura’s "Pilgrimage" tells the inspiring story of how an abandoned Manzanar was rediscovered by young Japanese Americans and transformed into a symbol of retrospection and solidarity for people and nationalities in our post-9/11 world. Directed by Robert Nakamura / Manzanar / 1971 / 16 mins Directed by Tadashi Nakamura / Pilgrimage / 2003 / 23 mins