2016  THEATRICAL RELEASE

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VENICE INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
TELLURIDE FILM FESTIVAL
BFI LONDON FILM FESTIVAL   
KYOTO INT'L FILM & ART FESTIVAL
MONTREAL FESTIVAL OF NEW CINEMA
MILL VALLEY FILM FESTIVAL
FILM FEST GENT, BELGIUM
SAO PAULO INT'L FILM FESTIVAL
HAWAII INT'L FILM FESTIVAL
SAN DIEGO ASIAN FILM FESTIVAL
TAPEI GOLDEN HORSE FILM FESTIVAL
MINSK INT'L FILM FESTIVAL
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MAR DEL PLATA INT'L FILM FESTIVAL
INT'L FILM FESTIVAL OF INDIA
GLASOW FILM FESTIVAL
THESSALONIKI FILM FESTIVAL

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LOS ANGELES TIMES
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SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE
SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE Story
EAT DRINK FILMS Story

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2015 HBO BROADCAST

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THE BOSTON GLOBE
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THE DAILY BEAST
THE VINEYARD GAZETTE
BOSTON GLOBE Story

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Interview with the Filmmaker

2011 THEATRICAL RELEASE

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BLACK IS THE COLOR

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MILL VALLEY FILM FESTIVAL
REEL MUSIC FESTIVAL, PORTLAND, OR

2011

Daily Screenings at the
HEART MOUNTAIN INTERPRETIVE CENTER
Cody, Wyoming

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2014 PBS BROADCAST

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BIG SKY DOCUMENTARY FILM FESTIVAL, MONTANA
CAAMFEST, SAN FRANCISCO
ASIAN PACFIC FILM FESTIVAL OF WASHINGTON, DC, LOS ANGELES, SAN DIEGO
VIET FILM FEST, ANAHEIM, CA
FIRST PERSON SHORTS, OAKLAND, CA
INDY FILM FEST, INDIANAPOLIS, IN
BOLD ASIAN IMAGES, HOUSTON, TX
REEL ASIAN INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL, TORONTO

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Interview with the Filmmaker
 

2009 HBO BROADCAST  

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Awards
ACADEMY AWARD NOMINATION Documentary Short Subject

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SAN FRANCISCO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL

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SCREEN ANARCHY
EMANUEL LEVY
SFGATE

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Interview with the Filmmaker

Filmmaker’s Journal

2010 Unreleased Pilot

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2007  HBO BROADCAST

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PRIMETIME EMMY WINNER Exceptional Merit in Nonfiction Filmmaking
BANFF WORLD TELEVISION FESTIVAL Grand Prize
NHK BEST ASIAN PROGRAM Best History & Biography Program

Film Festivals
SUNDANCE FILM FESTIVAL
HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
FULL FRAME DOCUMENTARY FILM FESTIVAL
UNITED NATIONS Special Screening
ENVIRONMENTAL FILM FESTIVAL, Washington DC
LONDON SOCIALIST FILM CO-OP
ITS ALL TRUE, Sao Paulo

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NEW YORK TIMES
VARIETY
THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER
THE AUSTIN CHRONICLE
PROJECT MUSE
INDIEWIRE
IDA

Interviews with the Filmmaker
SALON
HUFFINGTON POST
SCREEN ANARCHY

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2005 HBO/CINEMAX BROADCAST

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ACADEMY AWARD NOMINATION Documentary Short Subject

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RIVER RUN FILM FEST Winston-Salem, NC
THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES Washington, DC
TRUE/FALSE FILM FEST Columbia, MO
IDA DOCU-DAYS Los Angeles
AMERICAN CINEMATHEQUE Los Angeles
TRENTON FILM FESTIVAL, NJ
CINCINNATI WORLD CINEMA
THE MUSEUM OF MODERN ART
NEW YORK PEACE FILM FESTIVAL

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2005   HBO BROADCAST

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NANCY DICKERSON WHITEHEAD AWARD
Excellence in Reporting on Drug and Alcohol Issues
PRISM AWARD
The Entertainment Industries Council and the National Institute on Drug Abuse

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SFGATE
EAST BAY TIMES

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2002  PBS BROADCAST

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1999   HBO BROADCAST

Awards
Creative Arts EMMY Nomination - Best Direction
CINE Golden Eagle

Reviews
NEW YORK POST
SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE
BRIGHTS LIGHTS FILM JOURNAL

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Interview with Tracey Mitchell

1996  NHK BROADCAST

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Awards
UNESCO AWARD Outstanding Production Depicting AIDS on Human Beings
GOLD APPLE AWARD National Educational Media Award
NATIONAL COUNCIL ON FAMILY RELATIONS First Place
CHARLESTON INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL Bronze Award
ASTROLABIUM AWARD

Film Festivals
INTERNATIONALES SCHWULLESBISCHES FILM FESTIVAL Berlin
INTERNATIONAL ELECTRONIC CINEMA FESTIVAL
HERO FESTIVAL Auckland
ADAM BARAN HONOLULU GAY & LESBIAN FILM FESTIVAL
FILM ARTS FESTIVAL San Francisco

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1996 NHK BROADCAST

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UNESCO AWARD Outstanding Production Promoting Awareness of the Dangers of Nuclear Testing

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1994 PBS BROADCAST

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HAWAI’I INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
LOCARNO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
ASIAN AMERICAN FILMS FESTIVAL New York & Seattle

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1993

Broadcast on ITALIAN,
CROATIAN and NORWEGIAN TV

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SAN FRANCISCO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
ROTTERDAM INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL

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VARIETY

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1992  National Broadcast on PBS

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Awards & Film Festivals
AFI FILM FEST Los Angeles
NATIONAL EDUCATIONAL FILM & VIDEO FESTIVAL
PACIFIC RIM FILM FESTIVAL
ASIAN AMERICAN FILM FESTIVAL, San Francisco, Los Angeles
CINE Golden Eagle

Reviews
LOS ANGELES TIMES
VARIETY

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1991  ACADEMY AWARD Best Documentary Short Subject

Broadcast Nationally on PBS’ P.O.V.

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KANOPY

Other Awards
GEORGE FOSTER PEABODY Award
France’s SECRETARIAT D'ETAT, Grand Prix
France’s YOUTH AND SPORTS Cinema Prize
CINE Golden Eagle

Film Festivals
SAN FRANCISCO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
CLERMONT-FERRAND INTL. SHORT FILM FESTIVAL
LOCARNO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL Switzerland
SEMANA INTERNACIONAL DE CINE Valladolid, Spain
MOSTRA INTERNAZIONALE RIMINICINEMA Rimini, Italy

Learn More About the Japanese American Incarceration
DENSHO
50 OBJECTS/STORIES

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1988

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SAN FRANCISCO INT’L FILM FESTIVAL Golden Gate Silver Award
NATIONAL EDUCATIONAL FILM & VIDEO FESTIVAL Silver Apple Award
CHARLESTON INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL Bronze Award
CINE Golden Eagle

Film Festivals
AFI FILM FEST, LOS ANGELES
LOCARNO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL Swtizerland
CORK INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL Ireland
BRITISH SHORT FILM FESTIVAL London
HAUS DES DOKUMENTARFILMS Germany
ASIAN AMERICAN FILM FESTIVAL New York

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July 1987 THEATRICAL RELEASE
Distributed by SKOURAS PICTURES

May 2023 DIRECTOR’S CUT RELEASE

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Awards
SAN FRANCISCO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
Golden Gate Special Jury Award
SAN FRANCISCO MAGAZINE
Best Bay Area Film

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SUNDANCE FILM FESTIVAL
HAWAI’I INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
SAN FRANCISCO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL

Reviews
LOS ANGELES TIMES

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1985 ACADEMY AWARD Nomination

Broadcast Nationally on PBS

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EFLA AMERICAN FILM FESTIVAL
YOUTH INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL Torino, Italy
INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL DEI POPOLI, Firenze, Italy
HAWAI’I INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
CINE Golden Eagle

Review
LOS ANGELES TIMES

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1982  PBS BROADCAST

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Awards
JOHN MUIR MEDICAL FILM FESTIVAL
Medical Sociology Award
EFLA AMERICAN FILM FESTIVAL
Red Ribbon

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MILL VALLEY FILM FESTIVAL
JOHN MUIR MEDICAL FILM FESTIVAL
EFLA AMERICAN FILM FESTIVAL

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