Am I crazy or what? That's what a well-meaning friend asked me when I explained that I'm trying to get a film crew to come with me on Sat. 4/27 to an ex-concentration camp on California soil known as "Manzanar" ("Could you spell that, please?" he asked) only 8 hours RT and we'll probably stand around in the burning sun near Death Valley, trying to shoot the speakers on stage, interview World War II vets and internees, and follow them through the new museum which will never forget the unjust "jailing" of ordinary American citizens who happened to look like "The Enemy." Okay, okay. I said that's okay. Never mind. I'll go by myself and take a still camera since I can't get a camera person lined up. But now the sound guy who said yes, is saying YES again. Hmmmm...Has the Fat Lady sung yet? No money yet. No way of getting there...but Hope. Hope. Hope.

A diary to track production of this film about Yuri Kochiyama's birth as a champion of human rights. The film will honor her and all the courageous women of the Japanese American Internment. Production has been unfunded and depended on the kindness of strangers for the past 4 years. Purpose of this diary is to keep sane until the film is finished. Long time coming. But better than never.
Tuesday, April 16, 2013
Am I crazy or what? That's what a well-meaning friend asked me when I explained that I'm trying to get a film crew to come with me on Sat. 4/27 to an ex-concentration camp on California soil known as "Manzanar" ("Could you spell that, please?" he asked) only 8 hours RT and we'll probably stand around in the burning sun near Death Valley, trying to shoot the speakers on stage, interview World War II vets and internees, and follow them through the new museum which will never forget the unjust "jailing" of ordinary American citizens who happened to look like "The Enemy." Okay, okay. I said that's okay. Never mind. I'll go by myself and take a still camera since I can't get a camera person lined up. But now the sound guy who said yes, is saying YES again. Hmmmm...Has the Fat Lady sung yet? No money yet. No way of getting there...but Hope. Hope. Hope.
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