P.O.V.: Rabbit in the Moon

Like many Japanese Americans released from WWII internment camps, the young Omori sisters did their best to erase the memories and scars of life under confinement. Fifty years later, acclaimed filmmaker Emiko Omori asks her older sister and other detainees to reflect on the personal and political consequences of internment. From the exuberant recollections of a 'typical' teenager, to the simmering rage of citizens forced to sign loyalty oaths, Omori renders a poetic and illuminating picture of a deeply troubling chapter in American history. Poetic narration and beautiful imagery intersect to create a compelling work that recounts life for Japanese Americans in WWII internment camps. The filmmaker´s personal story transcends the individual experience when it is combined with recollections of a variety of other detainees. Imagery combines well-selected archive footage with poetic original cinematography. Narrative voice, in the first person, addresses viewers´ preconceptions about documentary film narration. The film´s real strength, however, is the diverse number of storytellers who have shared the common internment camp experience.