For those of you in Los Angeles, you should check out this screening of the animated documentary/drama Hibakusha, a story about the atomic bombing of Hiroshima, directed by Steve Nguyen and Choz Belen. It's happening Saturday, October 20 at the Japanese American National Museum in Little Tokyo. Take a look at the trailer:
Here are some more details about the screening:
HIBAKUSHAThis project has been several years in the making. Can't wait to finally see it. For further information about Saturday's screening, go to the Facebook event here. For more on Hibakusha, check out the film's website here.
We will be having a public screening for "HIBAKUSHA" at the Japanese American National Museum! Here are the details:
OCTOBER 20, 2012 | 2-4 PM | FREE ADMISSION
JAPANESE AMERICAN NATIONAL MUSEUM |TATEUCHI DEMOCRACY FORUM
100 NORTH CENTRAL AVENUE. LOS ANGELES CA 90012
WRAP UP RECEPTION | 4:30-6 PM
FAR BAR
347 E 1ST STREET
LOS ANGELES CA 90012
Synopsis:
"HIBAKUSHA" is an animated drama featuring Kaz Suyeishi (Karin Anna Cheung), a 57 year old woman, who recalls her most vivid and horrific experiences as a 17 year old Hiroshima student during the morning of August 6, 1945 when the atomic bomb dropped on her hometown.
This film is inspired to bring awareness to the Hiroshima & Nagasaki bombings in hopes that a nuclear tragedy like this will ever happen again.
Q&A with co-directors Steve Nguyen, Choz Belen, actress Karin Anna Cheung, and Kaz Suyeishi will follow the screening.
This project will commemorate the 67th Anniversary of the bombings and is dedicated to the Association of Hiroshima & Nagasaki A-bomb Survivors.