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HOW CAN I BUY THE DVD? A deluxe DVD with bonus features is available from Arthouse Films and New Video. This is the 74-minute Director's Cut plus 30 minutes of bonus footage. ▶ New Video Schools and libraries can buy or rent the DVD from: ▶ The Center For Asian American Media 415 552-9550
HOW CAN I SEE THE CATS OF MIRIKITANI ON TELEVISION?
The television version of THE CATS OF MIRIKITANI (53 minutes) was broadcast on INDEPENDENT LENS on PBS beginning May 8, 2007. See the PBS website for more information.
HOW CAN I SEE THE CATS OF MIRIKITANI IN THEATERS? The theatrical version (74 minutes) has screened in many arthouse theatres and institutions across the country. Check this website under "Screenings" for monthly updates. To book a screening, contact us at peace@thecatsofmirikitani.com.
JIMMY MIRIKITANI
Jimmy Tsutomu Mirikitani passed away on Sunday October 21, 2012. He was 92 years old. True to his word, he continued making art until his final days. In July 2012, he revisited his birthplace in Sacramento, put flowers on his sister's grave in Seattle, and returned to Tule Lake one last time. That summer he also attended exhibitions of his art and screenings of the film in Denver and Santa Fe. See photos of Jimmy's final pilgrimage to Tule Lake here: Tule Lake Pilgrimage; and a video of Jimmy singing at his exhibit in Denver here:Nikkeiview
WHERE CAN I SEE JIMMY MIRIKITANI’S ART?
Jimmy Mirikitani had his first one-man exhibition at Seattle's Wing Luke Asian Museum in 2006. This exhibit then travelled to Bainbridge Island, NYU's A/PA/ Institute, Portland's Nikkei Legacy Center, and the East Meadow Public Library. His work was exhibited in 2010 at the Smithsonian's Renwick Gallery as part of The Art of Gaman: Arts and Crafts from the Japanese American Internment Camps 1942 - 1946. (The Art of Gaman ); the show has since traveled across the USA and to Japan. A new exhibit of Mirikitani's work opened in July 2012 in Santa Fe, New Mexico at Eight Modern Gallery and they continue to represent his work.
WHERE CAN I BUY JIMMY MIRIKITANI’S ART? Reproductions of Mirikitani's art are now available at the Japanese American National Museum in Los Angeles and Wing Luke Asian Museum in Seattle.
HOW CAN I CONTACT THE FILM’S DIRECTOR OR PRODUCERS? We read all emails sent to: peace@thecatsofmirikitani.com. Due to the great response we've received from audiences around the world, we may not be able to respond to all mail. But we love hearing from all of you and truly appreciate your responses to the film! Please let us know where you live and how you came across the film. Thanks!
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