J-Sei At the Movies with Special Guests Sharon Yamato and Clement Hanami
Friday, November 19, 6:30 pm via Zoom
Technology brings together past and present from near and far as we welcome special guests Sharon Yamato and Clement Hanami joining us from Southern California to discuss their modern, innovative depictions of the Japanese American experience. In particular, we’ll learn about A Life in Pieces, currently on exhibit in three video modalities at the Japanese American National Museum in Los Angeles, and Sharon’s 2012 documentary, A Flicker in Eternity. Both vividly relate the tragically short life of a young Nisei named Stanley Hayami who at age 16 was incarcerated in Heart Mountain with his family, and who three years later was killed in Italy while serving as a member of the 442nd Regimental Combat Team. We will share special video presentations, including two of Sharon’s short films, that you will not want to miss. Please join us.
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About Our Guests
SHARON YAMATO is a writer and filmmaker who produced and directed the documentary films Out of Infamy: Michi Nishiura Weglyn; A Flicker in Eternity; and Moving Walls, the latter based on her book Moving Walls: Preserving the Barracks of America’s Concentration Camps. With Nonny de la Peña she created A Life in Pieces and has also served as a consultant for the Japanese American National Museum. She has written articles for the Los Angeles Times and is currently a columnist for the Rafu Shimpo. She graduated cum laude from UCLA with bachelors and masters degrees in English.
CLEMENT HANAMI is Vice President of Exhibitions and Art Director at the Japanese American National Museum in Los Angeles and has been with the Museum since it opened in 1992. He is primarily responsible for the design, installation, fabrication, and maintenance of the Museum’s major exhibits. Clement received his MFA from UCLA in Studio Art with a specialization in New Genres and has exhibited his work in California, New York, and Washington D.C. He was recently selected as one of Art Matters Foundation 2021 Artist2Artist Fellows.
J-Sei Movie Night Bento
We can’t believe we are already into November. We will not have a bento offering in the month of November. We encourage all to partake in the Harvest Celebration Lunch To-Go on November 12th.
And SAVE THE DATE for our J-Sei Movie Night Anniversary on Friday, December 10th. We will have food and fun to toast the year!
See you at the movies!
Support J-Sei At the Movies
Thanks to you, J-Sei At the Movies will soon be celebrating its fourth anniversary! We look forward to more creative programming with inspiring Japanese and Japanese American films. We are especially grateful for the up close and personal chats with filmmakers as we learn so much from the exchange.
We welcome any donations to help us offset costs for Movie Night. Thanks for your good energy and support!