Fri May 17, 2024
Premiere Film Documentaries From Anthony Brown’s Asian American Orchestra’s 2018 Performance Featuring Angela Davis & Janice Mirikitani
at Oakland Asian Cultural Center
(7pm-8:30pm)
Join us for a screening of two short films of Anthony Brown's Asian American Orchestra performance in 2018, "Go For Broke!" and "Down By The Riverside", featuring Janice Mirikitani and Angela Davis.
"Go for Broke!" is dedicated to the courageous Japanese American men and women who served and died for their country in World War II while their families were imprisoned. In this film, Janice Mirikitani shares her mother's memories of their internment and her own testimony. "Go for Broke" was the motto of these brave soldiers in their fight to defend democracy.
"Down By The Riverside - Requiem for a King" commemorates Dr. Martin Luther King's life and work, and the 50th anniversary of his assassination. Anthony Brown's Asian American Orchestra premiered Down By The Riverside at the 2018 San Francisco International Arts Festival. Featuring spoken word by Dr. Angela Davis, the documentary includes Spirituals and Gospel songs performed by Voices Of A Dream.
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"Go for Broke!" is dedicated to the courageous Japanese American men and women who served and died for their country in World War II while their families were imprisoned. In this film, Janice Mirikitani shares her mother's memories of their internment and her own testimony. "Go for Broke" was the motto of these brave soldiers in their fight to defend democracy.
"Down By The Riverside - Requiem for a King" commemorates Dr. Martin Luther King's life and work, and the 50th anniversary of his assassination. Anthony Brown's Asian American Orchestra premiered Down By The Riverside at the 2018 San Francisco International Arts Festival. Featuring spoken word by Dr. Angela Davis, the documentary includes Spirituals and Gospel songs performed by Voices Of A Dream.
Join us for a screening of two short films of Anthony Brown's Asian American Orchestra performance in 2018, "Go For Broke!" and "Down By The Riverside", featuring Janice Mirikitani and Angela Davis.
"Go for Broke!" is dedicated to the courageous Japanese American men and women who served and died for their country in World War II while their families were imprisoned. In this film, Janice Mirikitani shares her mother's memories of their internment and her own testimony. "Go for Broke" was the motto of these brave soldiers in their fight to defend democracy.
"Down By The Riverside - Requiem for a King" commemorates Dr. Martin Luther King's life and work, and the 50th anniversary of his assassination. Anthony Brown's Asian American Orchestra premiered Down By The Riverside at the 2018 San Francisco International Arts Festival. Featuring spoken word by Dr. Angela Davis, the documentary includes Spirituals and Gospel songs performed by Voices Of A Dream.
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"Go for Broke!" is dedicated to the courageous Japanese American men and women who served and died for their country in World War II while their families were imprisoned. In this film, Janice Mirikitani shares her mother's memories of their internment and her own testimony. "Go for Broke" was the motto of these brave soldiers in their fight to defend democracy.
"Down By The Riverside - Requiem for a King" commemorates Dr. Martin Luther King's life and work, and the 50th anniversary of his assassination. Anthony Brown's Asian American Orchestra premiered Down By The Riverside at the 2018 San Francisco International Arts Festival. Featuring spoken word by Dr. Angela Davis, the documentary includes Spirituals and Gospel songs performed by Voices Of A Dream.
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