What do I rememeber of the Evacuation
"What do I rememeber of the Evacuation" - Joy Kogawa
Video Poem based on Joy Kogawa's poem about the Japanese-Canadian internment. This is the perspective of a 6 year old girl.
Overview
In collaboration with the Vancouver City Poems Contest, this film shows about the experience of a 6 year old Joy Kogawa at the time of internment. We shot scenes at the Historic Joy Kogawa House (preserved as it was back then), and Hastings Park Vancouver where a lot of the evacuated families were sent and those buildings are still used.
Contributions
I led a team of 3 for this project. I did most of the planning, pre-production, filming, editing and sound design. It was also interesting to plan shoot days with the Joy Kogawa House coordinator who gave us access to the house.
Watch the film here!
5 min
Behind the scenes
It was a great experience working with the Historic Joy Kogawa House which looks exactly like it did when the Kogawas lived there. It was restored and is preserved by this community and also houses events and authors which are inspired by Joy Kogawa's life.