Fumiko Hayashida: The Woman Behind the Symbol (2009)

Fumiko Hayashida: The Woman Behind the Symbol

2009

Documentary

Synopsis

Fumiko Hayashida: The Woman Behind the Symbol is both a historical portrait of Fumiko, her family and the Bainbridge Island Japanese American community in the decades before World War II as well as a contemporary story which follows 97-year old Fumi and her daughter Natalie as they return to the site of the former Minidoka internment camp, their first trip back together in 63 years. The film reveals how the iconic photograph became the impetus for Fumiko to publicly lobby against the injustices of the past.

Credits

Director

Lucy Ostrander

Cast

Emiko Omori as Narrator (voice)

Fumiko Hayashida as Self

Crew

Don Sellers (Director of Photography)

Don Sellers (Editor)

Lucy Ostrander (Producer)

Lucy Ostrander (Writer)