Hatsumi: One Grandmother’s Journey Through the Japanese Canadian Internment,the documentary film made by FACL VP Communications Chris Hope, is screening on February 10th at the Bloor Cinema.
Giller Prize winning author Dr. Vincent Lam has chosen Chris Hope’s Hatsumi for the PEN Picks films series sponsored by PEN Canada and the Hot Docs Film Festival.
On February 10th, Dr. Lam will curate a screening of the film at the Bloor Cinema. He will then discuss his personal interest in the film and participate in an audience Q&A following the screening. Dr. Lam was the keynote speaker at the 2013 FACL gala and he became aware of Hatsumi when he received a copy of the film as a gift from FACL at the event.
For more information and tickets, please see: http://pencanada.ca/events-info/pen-canadas-hot-docs-series-featuring-dr-vincent-lam/