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The Making of 'Out of Infamy," a Documentary Short.

The Making of 'Out of Infamy," a Documentary Short with Nancy Kapitanoff and Sharon Yamato. The co-producers/writers/directors will screen their 2009 documentary Out of Infamy: Michi Nishiura Weglyn, a portrait of the civil rights activist whose dynamic personality evolved—via incarceration during World War II in the Gila River, Arizona camp—from California-born farm girl to New York City sophisticate to the Rosa Parks of Japanese Americans. Kapitanoff and Yamato will also discuss their work process for creating short documentaries. Presented in conjunction with FMS 130/AsAm114: Asian American Documentary Practices.
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Free and open to the public.

Sponsored by the Department of Film & Media Studies, and Department of Asian American Studies.

Speaker Bio:
Nancy Kapitanoff most recently served as Coordinating Producer on the PBS American Masters documentary, "Woody Allen: A Documentary." She is the co-producer, co-director and co-writer of the short film documentary, "Out of Infamy: Michi Nishiura Weglyn," which received a Special Jury Mention at the 2010 Tribeca Film Festival. She is currently developing a documentary on the Follow Your Heart Market & Café, a vegetarian, natural food market in Canoga Park, CA, which recently celebrated its 42nd year in business; and "Before Babe," a documentary on early-20th century women golfers.

Sharon Yamato is a writer/filmmaker whose latest film is "A Flicker in Eternity," a 25-minute documentary based on the life and diary of Stanley Hayami, a young man who was incarcerated at Heart Mountain, Wyoming, and later served in the 442nd Regimental Combat Team. The film has been shown at the United Nations Association Film Festival, the Asian American International Film Festival, the Seattle Asian American Film Festival, and awarded Best Documentary Short at the Asians on Film Festival.