Documentary WE WERE AMERICANS at 2018 Arpa IFF

October 13, 2018 2018, Documentaries (2018), News
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Sunday, November 4, 2018
Documentary Films Presentation: 2:30 PM
STEVEN SPIELBERG Theatre, Egyptian Theatre
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WE WERE AMERICANS

20 min (USA, 2018

Director: Avo John Kambourian
Producers: Ara & Anahid Oshagan
Cast: Glenn & Katherine Yamada

We Were Americans is a short documentary about the impact of the Japanese-American Interment during World War 2. The film’s main subject is Glenn Yamada who was born in the camps in 1942, as he recounts how the experience affected his parents, and how that experience has been passed down through subsequent generations.

Notable screenings, awards and mentions:
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