UUM_A0770.xml Guide to the Masashi Kamimura independent film collection 1999-2003 Kamimura (Masashi) independent film collection Finding aid prepared by Jimi Jones. J. Willard Marriott Library Special Collections

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This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2026-01-08. English Finding aid based on DACS (Describing Archives: A Content Standard), 2nd Edition. J. Willard Marriott Library Special Collections Masashi Kamimura independent film collection Kamimura, Masashi A0770 1 dvd 1999-2003 The Masashi Kamimura independent film collection (1999-2003) consists of narrative and documentary films produced by the Japanese born filmmaker while a graduate student at the University of Utah. All of the films deal with Japanese-American cultural or historical issues. This collection is part of the Utah Independent Film Archive (UIFA). Materials in English.

A native of Japan, Masashi Kamimura taught classes while earning his Master of Fine Arts degree in film at the University of Utah. He was chosen to direct the independent film The Speed of Life (2010) after the producers saw his student film, "Brother Japan Sister US."

The Masashi Kamimura independent film collection (1999-2003) consists of narrative and documentary films produced by the Japanese born filmmaker while a graduate student at the University of Utah. All of the films deal with Japanese-American cultural or historical issues. This collection is part of the Utah Independent Film Archive (UIFA).

All the films on the DVD are arranged chonologically.

Audio-visual materials can be fragile and require specialized equipment to play back. For this reason, access to audio-visual materials is provided through digital copies, and it might take longer to provide access to items that are not yet digitized. Access to parts of this collection may be restricted under provisions of state or federal law, condition of the material, or by donor.

Processed by Jimi Jones in 2004.

Donated by Masashi Kamimura in 2004.

Forms part of the Utah Independent Film Archives (UIFA).

 University of Utah Independent filmmakers Artists--Utah Fine Arts Moving Images Moving images Student films and outtakes by Masashi Kamimura 1999-2003 DVD color, sound 1

1. "Jewel In The Desert," a brief documentary is about central Utah's Topaz War Relocation Center, a Japanese internment camp during World War II. The piece consists of interviews with former interns as well as shots of the camp's site today. The documentary also features WWII-era photographs of the camp. 11:00.

2. "A Chapter of Quiet Fire," a narrative short originally produced on color 16mm film about an old Japanese-American man whose wife is dying. The husband reads to his wife as she lies, deathly ill, in her bed. At the end of the piece, the woman quietly passes away as her husband reads to her.

3. "Brother Japan Sister US," a full-length story of a young Japanese-American man and his attempts to reach out to his younger sister. The film deals with themes of cultural identity and family acceptance. It was shot in and around Salt Lake City. 65:00.

4. "Brother Japan Sister US" outtakes: humorous mistakes and outtakes recorded during the shooting of Kamimura's "Brother Japan Sister US." 4:00.