Fumiko Hayashida: The Woman Behind the Symbol
2009•16m•Released
Documentary
Fumiko Hayashida: The Woman Behind the Symbol is both a historical portrait of Fumiko, her family and the Bainbridge Island Japanese American community in the decades before World War II as well as a contemporary story which follows 97-year old Fumi and her daughter Natalie as they return to the site of the former Minidoka internment camp, their first trip back together in 63 years. The film reveals how the iconic photograph became the impetus for Fumiko to publicly lobby against the injustices of the past.
Director
Lucy Ostrander
Writer
Lucy Ostrander
Studio
Stourwater Pictures
Cast
Fumiko Hayashida
Self
Emiko Omori
Narrator (voice)
Production
Company
Stourwater Pictures
Producer
Lucy Ostrander
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