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MOVIE OF THE WEEK June 24, 2022: BITTERBRUSH

June 18, 2022July 16, 2022 Jennifer Merin betsy bozdech, Bitterbrush, Colie Moline, cowgirls, documentary, Emelie Mahdavian, Hollyn Patterson, idaho, jennifer merin, leslie combemale, liz whittemore, loren king, Marilyn Ferdinand., motw, Movie of the Week, oam grady, sandie angulo chen

A unique coming-of-age story, Emelie Mahdavian’s immersive, observational documentary Bitterbrush takes viewers fully into a world many aren’t likely to have experienced. Following friends Colie Moline and Hollyn Patterson through their final summer herding cattle together on a remote ranch before life takes them in new, separate directions, it conveys emotions that are as big as the Idaho sky while maintaining a tight focus on the two young women and their relationship with each other.

Reviews

BAMBOO AND BARBED WIRE – Review by April Neale

May 18, 2021May 23, 2021 April Neale bamboo and barbed wire, bentonville film festival, documentaries, idaho, japanese internment camps, karen day, minidoka

The internment of Japanese Americans in Idaho and other states during World War II is a dark part of our American history. Bamboo and Barbed Wire, a 2019 documentary by Karen Day, is having a renaissance of interest at the 2021 Bentonville Film Festival in large part due to the concern over the spiking Asian hate crimes and the afterburner legacy of the Trump Muslim ban.

Interviews

Karen Day on BAMBOO & BARBED WIRE, Idaho and Social Justice – April Neale interviews

May 18, 2021May 23, 2021 April Neale bamboo & barbed wire, bentonville film festival, documentaries, George Takei, idaho, japanese internment camps, karen day, karen korematsu, minidoka

Karen Day’s Bamboo and Barbed Wire is an all-American horror story. During World War II, the Minidoka internment camp, located just outside of Twin Falls, Idaho, became home to Japanese-American families ripped from their real homes on the West coast. Their story of sacrifice and this chronicling of the injustices they suffered is a solid call to action for concerned Americans who never want the past to repeat itself.