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So Fast
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Ashley Bernhof, Michelle Magnuson, Sayde Butler, Madaline Walters
Terry Taylor, Moira Simpson, Catrina Megumi Longmuir
This film was created by English & Social Studies students at Lucerne Secondary School New Denver, as part of their curriculum in learning about the history of the Japanese Canadian Internment during WWII.
The following is their Artist Statement:
Our group wanted to make the audience recognize the freedom that numerous Japanese-Canadians lost during the internment. We portrayed this through claymation, making a cherry blossom fall from the tree to symbolism how alienated they were in their own country. What really stood out for us was how the internment took away their rights and freedoms, how the government turned on fellow Canadians just based on their looks. The cherry blossom tree represents the connection of Japanese Canadians to Canada. The falling blossom symbolises the rejection and loss felt by the internees. We hoped that when people watch our video they are able to understand the disconnection and loss the Japanese Canadians experienced.
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