Toyo Miyatake: Infinite Shades of Grey

NEW DOCS

A beautifully produced biography of a Japanese-American photographer, a mainstay of his Los Angeles community before, during and after World War II. Toyo Miyatake’s old home movies and stunning photographs bring to life the pre-war Little Tokyo neighborhood, uprooted when Japanese-Americans were removed to concentration camps. Toyo Miyatke secretly made photographs during his internment at Manzanar during the war, the film’s use of these documents makes a profound statement about art, tolerance, and identity.  NK

Director

Robert Nakamura

Producer

Karen Ishizuka

Release Year

2001

Festival Year

2002

Country

United States

Run Time

28 minutes