Toyo Miyatake : infinite shades of gray / a production of the Media Arts Center, Japanese American National Museum ; produced by Karen L. Ishizuka ; directed by Robert A. Nakamura.

Toyo Miyatake: Having smuggled a lens and film holder into the Manzanar concentration camp during World War II, photographer Toyo Miyatake was the first to photograph them. Yet it was his little-known artistic pursuits before the war that honed his discerning eye. A penetrating portrait of his quest...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: Japanese American National Museum (Los Angeles, Calif.)
Other Authors: Nakamura, Robert A. (Film director)
Ishizukam, Karen L. (Film producer)
Takei, George, 1937- (Host)
Language:English
Japanese
Language of the Original:
English
Language and/or Writing System:
In English with optional Japanese subtitles.
Published: Los Angeles, Calif. : Japanese American National Museum, [2001]
Subjects:
Miyatake, Tōyō.
Manzanar War Relocation Center.
Japanese American photographers.
Japanese Americans > Forced removal and internment, 1942-1945.
World War, 1939-1945 > Japanese Americans.
World War, 1939-1945 > Concentration camps > United States.
Japanese Americans > Social life and customs.
Japanese Americans > History.
Amateur films.
Nazi concentration camps.
Japanese Americans.
United States.
1939-1945
Short > United States.
Documentary films.
History.
Nonfiction films.
Short films.
Internment camps.
Genre:
Short
Documentary films.
History.
Nonfiction films.
Short films.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (28 min.) : sound, color & black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Variant Title:
Infinite shades of gray
Format: Video DVD
Description
Summary:
Toyo Miyatake: Having smuggled a lens and film holder into the Manzanar concentration camp during World War II, photographer Toyo Miyatake was the first to photograph them. Yet it was his little-known artistic pursuits before the war that honed his discerning eye. A penetrating portrait of his quest to capture the beauty and dignity of everyday life.
Moving memories: George Takei hosts Moving memories, a journey into the 1920's and 1930's featuring restored and edited home movies taken by Japanese American immigrant pioneers as they made America their new home.
Note:Originally produced as a motion picture in 2001.
Bonus feature includes the documentary, Moving memories hosted by George Takei.
Videorecording.
Call Number:D769.8.A6 T68 2001 VideoDVD
Awards:Grand jury award best documentary short, Florida Film Festival; CINE Gold Eagle.
Credits:Editor, Gail Yasunaga ; music composed by David Iwataki ; cinematography: John Esaki, Dean Hayasaka.
System Details:DVD, NTSC.