OUR CATALOG
Juxta
A film by Hiroko Yamazaki
1989 | 29 minutes | BW | 16mm/DVD | Order No. 99356
SYNOPSIS
PRESS
“One of the most original and intriguing films about the generational effects of racism. The story is told with delicacy and conviction.”
SCREENING HIGHLIGHTS AND AWARDS
- Motion Picture Association of America Award
- New York Asian American Film Festival
ABOUT FILMMAKER(S)
Director and filmmaker Hiroko Yamazaki was born in Osaka, Japan and is a multi-disciplinary artist whose diverse interests eventually coalesced in filmmaking. After briefly working in advertising, she moved to the U.S. to realize her dream of becoming a filmmaker. Yamazaki attended film programs, first in New York, and then at UCLA. In 1989, she completed the feature documentary JUXTA. The film examines generational racism in the lives of Japanese women and American servicemen from the 1950s through the 1980s. JUXT won a Motion Picture Association of America Award and was featured at the New York Asian American Film Festival. (10/09)