BACON AND THE BOYS RAISE A FLAG
Directed by Yuka Murakami- USA
- Documentary, History
- English
- 2021
- 15 mins
- North America premiere
Filmmakers in attendance. Film program will be followed by Q&A
At the 2019 Heart Mountain Camp pilgrimage’s opening ceremony, the Boy Scouts of Wyoming cancels its appearance. 89-year-old Harumi “Bacon” Sakatani, who was a teenage internee and former Boy Scout during World War II, is adamant about raising the U.S. flag.
CREDITS
Director: Yuka Murakami
Director of Photography: Yuka Murakami
Editor: Yuka Murakami
Plays in
End of an Era
Memories flood the screen through home videos, a school yearbook, a sweet shop, and more. These non-fiction shorts turn a kind gaze upon different communities in the moments of uncertainty and transformation. — Udval Altangerel