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VIEW THESE TWO FILMS (on line), TAKE AND TURN IN YOUR NOTES, AND ANSWER THE 2 QUESTIONS BELOW as an alternative to our regularly-scheduled class meeting.

There are two great short films by TAD NAKAMURA (a UCSC alum!) that are part of his early trilogy and which I think you will like:  PILGRIMAGE (2006) and YELLOW BROTHERHOOD (2003). The films are significant in terms of both their form as well as marking a next-generation of independent Asian American filmmaking.

Please take notes on: the use of music, the relationship between director and subject, how particular stories relevant to Asian Americans are opened up for a wider viewership. A) In what ways are Tad Nakamuras films social documentaries? B) How is the cinematic technique of collage employed?