The Cats of Mirikitani

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UBC (Vancouver)
Wednesday October 17, 2007
Screening begins 19h00
Venue: The Norm Theatre, UBC Student Union Building

USA / 2006 / 74min

Eighty-year-old Jimmy Mirikitani survived the trauma of WWII internment camps, Hiroshima, and homelessness by creating art. But when 9/11 threatens his life on the New York City streets and a local filmmaker brings him to her home, the two embark on a journey to confront Jimmy's painful past. An intimate exploration of the lingering wounds of war and the healing powers of friendship and art, this documentary won the Audience Award at its premiere in the 2006 Tribeca Film Festival.

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