Masashi Kamimura independent film collection, 1999-2003

Overview of the Collection

Creator
Kamimura, Masashi
Title
Masashi Kamimura independent film collection
Dates
1999-2003 (inclusive)
Quantity
1 DVD.
Collection Number
A0770
Summary
The Masashi Kamimura independent film collection (1999-2003) consists of narrative and documentary films produced by the Japanese born filmmaker while a graduate student at the University of Utah. All of the films deal with Japanese-American cultural or historical issues. This collection is part of the Utah Independent Film Archive (UIFA).
Repository
University of Utah Libraries, Special Collections
Special Collections, J. Willard Marriott Library
University of Utah
295 South 1500 East
Salt Lake City, UT
84112-0860

Telephone: 8015818863
special@library.utah.edu
Access Restrictions

Materials must be used on-site; no use of original material, access copies will be made available for viewing. Five business days advanced notice required. Access to parts of this collection may be restricted under provisions of state or federal law, condition of the material, or by donor.

Languages
English

Biographical NoteReturn to Top

A native of Japan, Masashi Kamimura taught classes while earning his Master of Fine Arts degree in film at the University of Utah. He was chosen to direct the independent film The Speed of Life (2010) after the producers saw his student film, "Brother Japan Sister US."

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

The Masashi Kamimura independent film collection (1999-2003) consists of narrative and documentary films produced by the Japanese born filmmaker while a graduate student at the University of Utah. All of the films deal with Japanese-American cultural or historical issues. This collection is part of the Utah Independent Film Archive (UIFA).

Administrative InformationReturn to Top

Arrangement

All the films on the DVD are arranged chonologically.

Processing Note

Processed by Jimi Jones in 2004.

Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top

Container(s) Description Dates
disc
1 Student films and outtakes by Masashi Kamimura

DVD
1. "Jewel In The Desert," a brief documentary is about central Utah's Topaz War Relocation Center, a Japanese internment camp during World War II. The piece consists of interviews with former interns as well as shots of the camp's site today. The documentary also features WWII-era photographs of the camp. 11:00. 2. "A Chapter of Quiet Fire," a narrative short originally produced on color 16mm film about an old Japanese-American man whose wife is dying. The husband reads to his wife as she lies, deathly ill, in her bed. At the end of the piece, the woman quietly passes away as her husband reads to her. 3. "Brother Japan Sister US," a full-length story of a young Japanese-American man and his attempts to reach out to his younger sister. The film deals with themes of cultural identity and family acceptance. It was shot in and around Salt Lake City. 65:00. 4. "Brother Japan Sister US" outtakes: humorous mistakes and outtakes recorded during the shooting of Kamimura's "Brother Japan Sister US." 4:00.
1999-2003

Names and SubjectsReturn to Top

Subject Terms

  • Artists--Utah
  • Independent filmmakers

Corporate Names

  • University of Utah

Form or Genre Terms

  • Moving images