Summary THE MANZANAR FISHING CLUB is a feature length documentary that chronicles the WWII internment of Japanese-American from a unique perspective: through the eyes of those who defied the armed guards, barbed wire and searchlights to fish for trout in the surrounding waters of the Eastern Sierra. By emphasizing the evacuees' personal stories it is the first internment film to go beyond the confinement itself, and instead highlight values - courage, responsibility and cooperation - that enable the human spirit. Interviews with noted experts provide new insights in to the social political backdrop of the internment. This is the untold story of those who refuse to knuckle under and risked it all to go fishing just like other ordinary Americans. View more details
Directed : Cory Shiozaki
Written : Richard Imamura
Stars : Scott Sutton Bonnie Perkinson Philip Friedman Rachel Garcia
Genres : Adventure History War Documentary
Release date : Mar 29, 2012
Countries of origin : United States
Official sites : Official Facebook Official site
Language : English
Production companies : From Barbed Wire to Barbed Hooks Talk Story Media
Summary THE MANZANAR FISHING CLUB is a feature length documentary that chronicles the WWII internment of Japanese-American from a unique perspective: through the eyes of those who defied the armed guards, barbed wire and searchlights to fish for trout in the surrounding waters of the Eastern Sierra. By emphasizing the evacuees' personal stories it is the first internment film to go beyond the confinement itself, and instead highlight values - courage, responsibility and cooperation - that enable the human spirit. Interviews with noted experts provide new insights in to the social political backdrop of the internment. This is the untold story of those who refuse to knuckle under and risked it all to go fishing just like other ordinary Americans. View more details
Genres : Adventure History War Documentary
Release date : Mar 29, 2012
Countries of origin : United States
Official sites : Official Facebook Official site
Language : English
Production companies : From Barbed Wire to Barbed Hooks Talk Story Media
