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"Japanese Relocation"
(1994)
Originally published in the Media Wars: Then & Now catalog for the Yamagata International Documentary Film Festival, this short piece analyzes the notorious propaganda film on the concentration camps for Japanese-Americans.
"The Fleet That Came to Stay"
(Media Wars: Then & Now, 1994)
Originally published in the Yamagata International Documentary Film Festival catalog Media Wars: Then & Now, this short essay analyzes the American propaganda film The Fleet That Came to Stay. It describes the desperate ...
"Private Snafu: Censored"
(1994)
Catalog analysis of the famous Warner Brothers propaganda cartoon featuring Private Snafu. Originally published for the Yamagata International Documentary Film Festival.
“Hou Hsiao-hsien to Nyû Shinema, Soshite Taiwan to Iu Kuni"
(1991)
Article placing director Hou Hsiao-hsien in the context of New Taiwan Cinema.
"Kill or Be Killed"
(1994)
Originally published in a catalog for the Yamagata International Documentary Film Festival, this short essay analyzes a powerful training film made by the American Signal Corps. It was designed to prepare soldiers for the ...
"Women of Steel"
(1994)
Originally published for the Yamagata International Documentary Film Festival's Media Wars: Then & Now catalog, this essay analyzes a compelling Rosie the Riveter propaganda documentary from WWII.
“Mawarimichi o Tadoru Tanoshimi — Aga ni ikiru ni Tsuite”
(1992)
Article on Sato Makoto's Living on the River Agano.
"The Battle of China"
(1994)
Originally published in a catalog for the Yamagata International Documentary Film Festival, this essay analyzes The Battle of China. This was a propaganda film produced by Frank Capra as part of the Why We Fight series.