Posted by Rekha on August 30, 2010
Our trip home was not without its kinks.
Just before the expected departure time of our plane out of Cody, Wyoming to Denver, Colorado, weather insanity struck: snow, hail, and finally, a downpour of rain. All within fifteen minutes.
A fifteen minute setback doesn’t seem like much — until everyone misses their connecting flight in Denver. And your next flight is at 9 AM the next day. And you can’t be put up in a hotel (for future reference, they won’t give you a hotel room if the delay is weather-related!). Oh well — slumber party in the airport!
We all finally made it home safe and sound*, and have nothing but positive stories to share about the trip.
Also: no more communal dinners! Parting is such sweet** sorrow.
*And picture.
**And well-seasoned.
Posted by Rekha on August 26, 2010
Today: final interviews with Hiro and Cappe about the camp as well as the filming process.
This is the final day of shooting, and we got the best interviews yet. A lot of the questions we had really wondered about the internment camps, the emotions associated with it, and its affect on the Japanese-American identity came out today. As did a few tears.
This may have been the final day, but this whole experience will definitely carry on in our memories for a while. And the documentary is sure to be a wonderful reflection of everything we learned from the ILC, Heart Mountain, and most of all, Hiro.
Thanks to everyone for supporting it, and hopefully there will be more updates to come!
Also: burgers a la Buffalo Bill!
Posted by Rekha on August 25, 2010
Today: old buildings, trestle, root cellar, and model airplanes.
Got a personalized tour around the camp — including the Shoshone River, the hospital, and the former administration building.
Filming is wrapping up and stresses are winding down — definitely a worthwhile and enlightening experience that we hope to share with everyone.
Also: ribs and mushrooms!
Posted by Rekha on August 21, 2010
Today: the Interpretive Learning Center, tours, panel discussions, museum designs, internment artifacts, and former Secretary of Commerce Norman Mineta.
A good day for the Japanese-American identity, the role of future generations in passing it along, and the importance of factual research — all a part of the ILC!
Also: beef and snow peas at the Holiday Inn!
Posted by Rekha on August 19, 2010
Today: Heart Mountain, empty barracks, ghostly wasteland, informal tours of the campsite, dirt, and bugs.
Wyoming is quite the quiet place. This can be nice in some instances (ex: cow pastures), and eerie in others (ex: dilapidated hospitals for former internees). Tomorrow we’re off to get a more formalized tour of the site, and grab some more stills of the barracks area.
Also: Chinese food for dinner!
Posted by Rekha on August 19, 2010
Today: San Jose, CA — San Francisco, CA — Denver, CO — Cody, WY. Lots of planin’, but no complainin’.
Filming of Heart Mountain within the next couple of days. Get ready, folks.
Also: sandwiches and donut holes!
Posted by Rekha on August 18, 2010
Today: camp logistics, War Relocation Authority, and photo albums.
Also: Korean food for dinner!
(It’s blurry because it’s artsy. Or vice versa?)
Posted by Rekha on August 18, 2010
One thing film school has taught us is how to be thrifty.
Need lights? Use a Japanese lantern.
No c-stand? Tape the light to the ceiling.
Bad tape? Use a pair of chopsticks and wedge it in between some books on the shelf and pray that it holds up for the next thirty minutes.
Aside from these technical issues with setup, we had a good first interview with Hiro today. Now all we need to do is get some exteriors (and take all that medical tape off the ceiling . . . )
Posted by Rekha on August 16, 2010
Things accomplished: equipment testing, test shoots, chicken teriyaki, apple pie
The 16th marks the first official day of shooting.
Posted by Keiko on June 27, 2010
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