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Film Screenings

Behind the Camera: Meet Museum Filmmakers—Screening and Discussion

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Film Screenings

Behind the Camera: Meet Museum Filmmakers—Screening and Discussion

Featuring: Karen L. Ishizuka and Robert A. Nakamura

The Museum kicks off the year 2000 with a new series on the third Thursday of each month. Join the award-winning filmmaking team of Karen L. Ishizuka and Robert A. Nakamura and view two of their films: Fools’ Dance is a dramatic comedy of life (and death) in a convalescent home which stars Mako and the late Esther Rolle, and Wataridori: Birds of Passage is a pioneering film about the lives of three Issei (first generation Japanese immigrants). The screenings will be followed by a discussion with the artists.

Thursday, Jan 20, 2000

7:30 PM PST

Featuring: Karen L. Ishizuka and Robert A. Nakamura

The Museum kicks off the year 2000 with a new series on the third Thursday of each month. Join the award-winning filmmaking team of Karen L. Ishizuka and Robert A. Nakamura and view two of their films: Fools’ Dance is a dramatic comedy of life (and death) in a convalescent home which stars Mako and the late Esther Rolle, and Wataridori: Birds of Passage is a pioneering film about the lives of three Issei (first generation Japanese immigrants). The screenings will be followed by a discussion with the artists.

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