April 27-29, 2012
Bijou Art Cinemas
Eugene, Oregonwww.disorientfilm.orgPre-Festival Film
Great Grandfather's Drum
April 13, 2012 7:00pm; The Shedd
FREE
Feature documentary "Great Grandfather's Drum" celebrates Japanese American culture and history in Hawai'i. It is an inspiring century-long story of struggle and success in the great American tradition; of harsh labor on the plantations, internment and patriotic heroism during WWII, asserting civil rights, and helping to establish statehood for Hawai'i. The story unfolds through an intimate and joyful portrait of Maui Taiko, a contemporary Japanese American drum ensemble, descendants of plantation workers, and by elders who lived this history. Kay Fukumoto and her family formed Maui Taiko to continue the tradition of Obon Taiko music brought to Hawai'i from Fukushima, Japan by her great grandfather and others a century ago. Ms. Fukumoto is one of the first Japanese-American woman taiko performers in the US. The film connects history to the lives of people living today, and includes Maui Taiko's performances on the giant drums. We travel with Maui Taiko on a heartfelt journey back to Fukushima to seek their ancestral roots, to return the music brought from this region of Japan to Hawai'i so long ago.
Anselmo Villanueva
Executive Director
Bijou Art Cinemas
Eugene, Oregonwww.disorientfilm.orgPre-Festival Film
Great Grandfather's Drum
April 13, 2012 7:00pm; The Shedd
FREE
Feature documentary "Great Grandfather's Drum" celebrates Japanese American culture and history in Hawai'i. It is an inspiring century-long story of struggle and success in the great American tradition; of harsh labor on the plantations, internment and patriotic heroism during WWII, asserting civil rights, and helping to establish statehood for Hawai'i. The story unfolds through an intimate and joyful portrait of Maui Taiko, a contemporary Japanese American drum ensemble, descendants of plantation workers, and by elders who lived this history. Kay Fukumoto and her family formed Maui Taiko to continue the tradition of Obon Taiko music brought to Hawai'i from Fukushima, Japan by her great grandfather and others a century ago. Ms. Fukumoto is one of the first Japanese-American woman taiko performers in the US. The film connects history to the lives of people living today, and includes Maui Taiko's performances on the giant drums. We travel with Maui Taiko on a heartfelt journey back to Fukushima to seek their ancestral roots, to return the music brought from this region of Japan to Hawai'i so long ago.
Anselmo Villanueva
Executive Director
Dis-Orient Film Festival
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