Camp Diaries

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William Noland juxtaposes US propaganda films and speeches by President Franklin Roosevelt justifying the notorious World War II Japanese internment camps with Dorthea Lange’s subtly subversive photographs of their puzzled and demoralized inmates. Established as security measures in the Western states out of fear of Japanese-American disloyalty, the camps represent a dark era for American democracy, evoking unspoken parallels with Guantanamo Bay. An effective and chilling meditation on how patriotism entwined with fear strips Constitutional rights from some and dignity from all.  LB

Director

William Noland

Producer

William Noland

Editor

William Noland

Cinematographer

William Noland

Release Year

2008

Festival Year

2009

Country

United States

Run Time

15 minutes

Premiere

World Premiere