Days of Waiting
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| German title | Days of Waiting |
| Original title | Days of Waiting-The Life & Art of Estelle Ishigo |
| Country of production | United States |
| original language | English |
| Publishing year | 1990 |
| length | 28 minutes |
| Rod | |
| Director | Steven Okazaki |
| production | Steven Okazaki Zand Gee |
| camera | Steven Okazaki |
| cut | Steven Okazaki |
Days of Waiting (English for: days of waiting ) is an American documentary from 1990. It is based on the novel Lone Heart Mountain by Estelle Ishigo.
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The film tells the story of the fair-skinned artist Estelle Ishigo during World War II. Estelle was married to an American of Japanese descent. When US citizens with Japanese ancestry were interned after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor , Estelle refused to part with her husband and followed him to the internment camp .
background
The film premiered at the Clermont-Ferrand Short Film Festival in February 1991.
Awards
- In 1991 the film was awarded an Oscar in the category Best Documentary Short Film .
- When Short Film Festival Clermont-Ferrand , the film won the Grand Prix.
- In 1991 the film won the Peabody Award .
Web links
- Days of Waiting in the Internet Movie Database (English)