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Sé Merry Doyle
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Producers: Martina Durac, Vanessa Gildea
Category
DocumentaryAnimation
The world-renowned animator Jimmy Murakami (When the Wind Blows, The Snowman) was eight years old when Japan attacked Pearl Harbour during World War Two. Like many other Japanese- American citizens, the Murakami family was evacuated to a concentration camp called Tule Lake in the California desert. Considered a threat to national security, Jimmy’s family, along with many thousands of other internees, spent four years in the camp, where they suffered all kinds of deprivations and where his young sister Sumiko died of leukemia. Jimmy, now in early retirement, decided to return to this period of his life by creating a series of stunning paintings that illuminate his memories of prison life. He also finally chose to return to Tule Lake Camp. Made under the Arts Council’s Reel Art Initiative, Sé Merry Doyle’s wonderful film follows this extraordinary journey with great compassion and grace. Notes by Derek O'Connor
90 minutes, USA/Ireland, 2010, Colour
EAT / SLEEP / CHEER / REPEAT 11.10, 20.40
HOARD 15.45 (OC), 20.30
LA CHIMERA 11:00, 17:40
LOVE LIES BLEEDING 13:20, 20:30
ROME, OPEN CITY 15:50
THAT THEY MAY FACE THE RISING SUN 13:00, 18:05
TIGER STRIPES 13:45, 18:30
WORLD CINEMA PROJECT: CHESS OF THE WIND 15.30
The IFI is supported by The Arts Council