Hito Hata: Raise the Banner (1980) - Film & Q&ANEW

Screening of a newly restored 16mm print of this cinematic landmark, the first feature film produced by and about Asian Americans. Oda, an elderly bachelor living in Little Tokyo, chronicles the stories of the Japanese American community from the turn of the century to the 1970s. The filmmaker will be present for a Q&A following the screening.

Co-presented by Los Angeles Filmforum and Visual Communications. Special thanks to the Academy Film Archive.
In conjunction with the exhibition Drawing the Line: Japanese American Art, Design & Activism in Post-War Los Angeles

Date
Jan 7, 2011

Time
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Location
East West Players, 120 Judge John Aiso Street, Los Angeles

Ticket Prices
TBD