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FY24 PROJECT ABSTRACT CAMERA NEWS INC. DBA THIRD WORLD NEWSREEL PROJECT TITLETHEY TOOK MY FATHER TOOGRANT AWARD293484SITESTUNA CANYON DETENTION STATION LOS ANGELES COUNTY CA TULE LAKE SEGREGATION CENTER MODOC COUNTY CATHIRD WORLD NEWSREEL WILL PRODUCE A FILM TELLING THE STORY OF A LITTLE TOKYO FAMILY SEPARATED BY THE ISSEI FATHERS DETENTION AT TUNA CANYON DETENTION STATION IN 1942. THIS HYBRID DOCUMENTARY THEY TOOK MY FATHER TOO WILL ADAPT JAPANESELANGUAGE LITERATURE AND DIARIES INTO A DRAMATIC NARRATIVE AND USE HISTORICAL DRAMA TO BRING A JAPANESE AMERICAN STORY OF FORCED REMOVAL AND FAMILY SEPARATION TO LIFE. THEY TOOK MY FATHER TOO WILL SHED LIGHT ON THE RARELY HEARD ISSEI VOICES AND PERSPECTIVES AND THE LESSERKNOWN TUNA CANYON SITE. THE FILM WILL BE DEVELOPED AS A SHORT THEATRICAL FILM A LONGER 3045 MINUTE HYBRID DOCUMENTARY FOR COMMUNITY EVENTS AND A SHORTER VERSION FOR CLASSROOM USE TO ENGAGE STUDENTS WITH VITAL HISTORICAL AND CURRENT CIVIL LIBERTIES ISSUES. THE DOCUMENTARY WILL BE MADE AVAILABLE NATIONALLY FOR EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONAL AND HOME USE AS A DVD AND OTHER FORMATS INCLUDING CLASSROOM STREAMING.