Kommando 1944
Kommando 1944 | |
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Directed by | Derek Quick |
Written by | Derek Quick |
Produced by | Derek Quick |
Starring | Bejo Dohmen Louie Chapman |
Edited by | Derek Quick |
Music by | |
Release date |
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Running time | 15:44 |
Country | United States |
Languages | English, German |
Budget | $90,000 Estimated |
Kommando 1944 is a short film depicting the internment of Japanese Americans during World War II. It was directed and written by Derek Quick. The film has won over 100 awards within its first month on the festival circuit around the world (September 2018)[1][2] and is currently competing to break the Guinness World Records for short film wins.[3]
Premise[]
The film was Inspired by Quick's Ottawa Tribe of Oklahoma Native American heritage as the grandchild of Charles, [Red Cedar] A. Todd, a US Army Korean War decorated combat veteran[4] and a former Chief of the Ottawa Tribe who faced similar reservation segregation.[5]
Awards and Nominations[]
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Kommando 1944 has screened at [6] Cannes Film Festival with the American Pavilion,[7] Short Shorts and Asia in Japan, an Academy Awards Qualifier. Kommando 1944 was awarded [8] Grand Jury Prize, Outstanding Best Short Film from the cast of Steven Spielberg's Band Of Brothers and screened on D-Day in Normandy France on the 75th Anniversary.
Award | Date of ceremony | Category | Recipients | Result | Ref. |
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WorldFest-Houston International Film Festival | April 2019 | Best Drama Short- Remi Award | Derek Quick | Won | [9] |
Best Director-Remi Award | Derek Quick | Won |
References[]
- ^ "Kommando 1944 is one of LAFA's most awarded film ever". Los Angeles Film Awards. Retrieved 15 October 2018.
- ^ "Kommando 1944 Awards and Info". Kommando 1944. Retrieved 13 October 2018.
- ^ "Kommando 1944 Attempting world Record". Festigious. Retrieved 13 October 2018.
- ^ "Kommando 1944 Directors Statement". Retrieved 13 October 2018.
- ^ "Tribal Chief Charles A Todd Sues To acquire state land". Toledo Blade. Retrieved 13 October 2018.
- ^ "Kommando 1944 screenes at Cannes Film Festival with the American Pavilion". Deadline.
- ^ "Kommando 1944 Screens at The Academy Qualifying festival Short Shorts & Asia in Japan". Short Shorts & Asia.
- ^ "Kommando 1944 wins Grand Jury prize and is presented award by Spielbergs Band of Brothers Cast in Normandy France". WWII Film Festial Normandy France.
- ^ "Kommando 1944 Wins 2 remis at World Fest Houston Film Festival". World Fest Houston. Retrieved 18 April 2019.
External links[]
- 2018 films
- 2018 short films
- American short films
- English-language films
- World War II films based on actual events
- Films about the internment of Japanese Americans
- American films
- Films set in 1944
- Films set in Germany
- Films set in California
- Films shot in California