Obāchan's Garden
Obāchan's Garden | |
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Directed by | Linda Ohama |
Written by | Linda Ohama |
Produced by | Selwyn Jacob Linda Ohama |
Cinematography | Kirk Tougas |
Edited by | Manfred Becker Linda Ohama |
Music by | Dennis Burke |
Production company | |
Release date | 2001 |
Running time | 94 minutes |
Country | Canada |
Languages | English Japanese |
Obāchan's Garden is a Canadian documentary film, directed by and released in 2001.[1] Beginning with home video recorded by Ohana of her grandmother Asayo Murakami's 100th birthday, the film centres on Ohana's investigation of family secrets that she never previously knew about, including the two daughters that she gave up for adoption before emigrating to Canada from her native Japan.[2]
The film premiered at the 2001 Montreal World Film Festival.[3]
The film received a Genie Award nomination for Best Feature Length Documentary at the 22nd Genie Awards in 2002.[4]
References[]
- ^ "Canadian documentary a stirring affair". Barrie Examiner, October 30, 2001.
- ^ Deborah L. Begoray, "Obachan's Garden". Canadian Review of Materials, March 29, 2002.
- ^ "The zest of the fest: Our preview of the most ballyhooed, novel or otherwise interesting films this year". Montreal Gazette, August 25, 2001.
- ^ Michael Posner, "Atanarjuat, War Bride lead Genie list: Each feature picks up seven nominations, followed closely by Last Wedding with six". The Globe and Mail, December 13, 2001.
External links[]
Categories:
- 2001 films
- 2001 documentary films
- Canadian films
- Canadian documentary films
- National Film Board of Canada documentaries
- Japanese-Canadian films
- 2000s Canadian film stubs