Test Your Tech: Blue Garden
Welcome to the 2023 Doc Stories! This event is an opportunity to test your tech. Please register by clicking the RSVP button below. Once you’ve registered, you will receive a confirmation email that links back to this page and allows you to click the “Stream Film” button below.
PROGRAM DETAILS
Film Available to Stream
Wed, Oct 11 at 10:00 am – Tue, Nov 7 at 11:59 pm PT
Description
A filmmaker’s bountiful exploration of their family’s Japanese-Canadian history. The film reels in a sense of place and belonging that was stripped away from previous generations through WWII internment. A lush synthesis of animation and documentary, Blue Garden bears fruit to a chance for healing and reconciliation with a tumultuous past.
Natalie Murao is a yonsei (fourth generation) Japanese Canadian filmmaker and educator based in “Vancouver”. She aims to expand the notion of Asian diasporic cinema by creating an in-betweenness of styles that embody the diaspora itself. Her films have played at Sundance, TIFF Next Wave, Palm Springs ShortFest and more. In tandem with filmmaking, she has facilitated educational programs for local institutes such as The Cinematheque and VIFF.
Film Details
LanguageEnglish, Japanese
Year2022
Runtime5
CountryCanada
DirectorNatalie Murao
ProducerThea Loo, Natalie Murao
EditorNatalie Murao
CinematographerKevin Feng, Natalie Murao
MusicJeremiah Reyes
Closed CaptionsClosed captions are not available for this film.
Audio DescriptionAudio descriptions are not available for this film.