FHFF Double Feature on Tuesday
Posted January 17, 2014 at 5:39 am by Tim Dustrude
The Friday Harbor Film Festival’s Tuesday movie series at the grange is showing not one, but TWO movies this coming Tuesday. Here’s the FHFF with more…
“The Tsunami and the Cherry Blossom“ (55 minutes). Filmmaker Lucy Walker set out to make “a visual haiku about cherry blossoms” in Japan, but changed her plans radically following the devastating earthquake and tsunami that hit the country in March of 2011.
Taken with the cherry blossom’s beauty and ability to symbolize the ephemeral quality of life, Walker links the disaster with the power of Japan’s most beloved flower to heal and inspire. The film was nominated in 2012 for an Academy Award as Best Documentary Short Film.
“Honor & Sacrifice” (28 minutes) is a fascinating documentary about Roy Matsumoto, a resident of San Juan Island, who last spring celebrated his 100th birthday here. His story is that of a Japanese immigrant family ripped apart by World War II. The Matsumoto family included five sons, two who fought for the Americans and three who fought for the Japanese.
The story is told by Roy’s daughter Karen, as she discovers her father’s work in military intelligence, kept secret for 50 years.
Tuesday, January 21 at the Grange – 7:00 pm
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