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