Days of Waiting: The Life & Art of Estelle Ishigo (1991)
28m
Running Time
February 1, 1991Release Date
Days of Waiting: The Life & Art of Estelle Ishigo (1991)
28m
Running Time
February 1, 1991Release Date
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The story of Estelle Ishigo, one of the few Caucasians interned with Japanese Americans during World War II. The wife of a Japanese American, Ishigo refused to be separated from her husband and was interned along with him. Based on the personal papers of Estelle Ishigo and her novel Lone Heart Mountain.
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Days of Waiting (1991) is a documentary short film by Steven Okazaki about Estelle Ishigo, a Caucasian artist who went voluntarily to an internment camp for Japanese Americans during World War II. The film was inspired by Ishigo's book, Lone Heart Mountain, and won an Academy Award for Best Documentary (Short Subject) and a Peabody Award. It was presented on PBS by POV and the Center for Asian American Media.