History and Memory: For Akiko and Takashige

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History and Memory: For Akiko and Takashige
Directed byRea Tajiri
Written byRea Tajiri
Produced byRea Tajiri[1]
StarringNoel Shaw and Sokhi Wagner
CinematographyGeorge, Rea Tajiri [1]
Edited byRea Tajiri, Robert Burden
Music byHarry Warren, Al Dubin, Warner Bros.
Production
company
Akiko Productions
Distributed byWomen Make Movies, Electronic Arts Intermix, Video Data Bank
Release date
1991
Running time
32 minutes
CountryUSA
LanguageEnglish
Budget$25,000.00 [1]

History and Memory: For Akiko and Takashige is a 1991 documentary film by Rea Tajiri. In her film, Tajiri recalls her family's experience of the American internment of the Japanese during World War II.[2][3][4]

History and Memory explores the story beyond the recorded history of the internment of the Japanese and Japanese Americans.[5] The film premiered at the 1991 Whitney Biennial exhibition, and has since been screened over 250 times.[1]

The Film[edit]

Tajiri presents collective history from mainstream mediums, whilst presenting her own history through the memory of real people.[6][7] To create her own personal history, Tajiri utilizes memory through her family members' experiences, along with photographs and 8mm footage.[5] She also uses mainstream mediums such as, newsreels, Hollywood feature film, and government propaganda.[8]

Caryn James, wrote in The New York Times that "Tajiri approaches her subject like a poet. She weaves together images and allows them to enrich one another in skewed and subtle ways as their resonances slowly emerge."[citation needed]

Awards[edit]

  • 1991: Distinguished Achievement Award from the International Documentary Association (Whitney Biennial, World Premiere)[1][8]
  • 1992: Special Jury Prize: "New Visions Category" (San Francisco International Film Festival)[1][8]
  • 1992: Best Experimental Video (Atlanta Film and Video Festival)
  • Named one of the Top 100 American Films by Women Directors[9][1][8]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g Elliot, Kate. "History and Memory: For Akiko & Takashige." Guerilla Gaze: Women of Color Shooting Back, Presented by Serendip Studio. Serendip, n.d. Web. 22 Apr. 2015
  2. ^ American Historical Review Review by Kathleen Hulser
  3. ^ New York Times Review by Sarah Ing
  4. ^ Los Angeles Times Review by Robert Koehler
  5. ^ a b Hulser, Kathleen. "Film Reviews: History and Memory Directed by Rea Tajiri." American Historical Review (1991): 1142-143. Print.
  6. ^ Payne, Robert M. ""History and Memory" and "Who's Going to Pay for These Donuts, Anyway?"" Jump Cut May 1997: 67-76. Jump Cut: A Review of Contemporary Media. Jump Cut. Web. 22 Apr. 2015.
  7. ^ "History and Memory: On Visual Media and the Collective Memory of the Internment of Japanese Americans." (n.d.): n. pag. Reatajiri. Web. 22 Apr. 2015.
  8. ^ a b c d "History and Memory: For Akiko and Takashige." WOMEN MAKE MOVIES. Women Make Movies, n.d. Web. 22 Apr. 2015.
  9. ^ http://www.tft.ucla.edu/mediascape/Spring07_InResponseToTheAFI.pdf

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