"A worthy documentary... Absorbing."
--Gary Goldstein, Los Angeles Times
LOS ANGELES – "The Manzanar Fishing Club," a documentary feature about freedom and the human spirit, is moving inland for special engagements April 21-22 at the Laemmle Theatres' Playhouse 7 in Pasadena, NoHo 7 in North Hollywood and Claremont 5 in Claremont, as well as reprising at the Monica 4 in Santa Monica. The film will be shown at 11:00 AM on both Saturday and Sunday.
The film debuted to a rousing reception in Santa Monica earlier this month.
"We've developed an ardent following over the years that we've been working on the film," said writer and co-producer Richard Imamura, "and we're gratified that those who came out to Santa Monica to see the film really seemed to like it. Now we want to expand to other areas of the city as well."
The release of "The Manzanar Fishing Club" this year coincides with the 70th "anniversary" of the
World War II roundup of Japanese Americans on the West Coast in 1942. Manzanar, the first of ten "Relocation" camps built to house more than 110,000 people forcibly removed from California, Oregon and Washington, would be populated largely by people from Los Angeles.
"I wish I could say that we planned it [opening during the 70th "anniversary" year]," director/co-producer Cory Shiozaki smiled, "but I can't. We've been at it a long time, and we would've finished earlier if we could've. It just worked out this way."
More than six years in the making, this unique tale of life in a prison camp in eastern California was described by Los Angeles Times film reviewer Gary Goldstein as one where trout fishing "became a lifeline for a group of dispirited prisoners who, defying armed guards and barbed wire barriers, temporarily escaped to the mountain lakes for the unfettered joy of sport fishing.
"Manzanar's surviving anglers offer absorbing testimony here of their time in captivity and their adventures in pursuit of the coveted golden trout."
In addition, the film is highlighted by a strong musical foundation. The expressive score composed and performed by Bill Ungerman and James Achor is augmented by sterling original songs contributed by platinum singer-songwriter Harold Payne, keyboardist Dave Iwataki (an original member of the jazz fusion group Hiroshima) and George Abe, a master of the shakuhachi (Japanese bamboo flute).
The upcoming matinees at the Laemmle Monica 4 in Santa Monica, Playhouse 7 in Pasadena, NoHo 7 in North Hollywood and Claremont 5 in Claremont are part of an expansion following the film's successful debut.
'We plan to take the movie wherever we're wanted," Imamura added, "but we have to do it deliberately because we're such a small company doing it entirely on our own."
The Monica 4 is located at 1332 2nd Street in Santa Monica; NoHo 7 at 5240 Lankershim Blvd. in North Hollywood; the Playhouse 7 at 673 E. Colorado Blvd. In Pasadena; and the Claremont 5 at 450 W. 2nd Street in Claremont. Advance ticket sales are available on the movie's website (fearnotrout.com) and the Laemmle Theatres website (laemmle.com).
Looking ahead, the filmmakers plan to roll the film out gradually in other cities based on reviews and word-of-mouth.
"The Manzanar Fishing Club" was made with support from the California Stete Library's CCLPEP and the National Park Service's JACS grant programs and private donations.
A From Barbed Wire to Barbed Hooks LLC production, "The Manzanar Fishing Club" was directed by Cory Shiozaki from an original screenplay by Richard Imamura. The producers are Cory Shiozaki, Richard Imamura, Lester Chung and John Gengl. The executive producer is Alan Sutton.
You can see the trailer, go to the Manzanar Fishing Club Website , hear the theme song, or check them out on Facebook.
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