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You are invited to the Documentary Film Screening of Okinawa: The Afterburn on Saturday, April 8th (1:00 p.m.) at the Lethbridge Public Library, Theatre Gallery (Main Branch: 810 - 5th Avenue S)
Admission is free.
Note: Since seating is limited, please register by e-mailing okinawaafterburn@gmail.com and include names & contact information of those attending.
Film Description: On April 1, 1945, American troops landed on Okinawa, beginning a battle that claimed the lives of some 240,000 people. Okinawa: The Afterburn depicts the battle through the eyes of Japanese and American soldiers who fought each other, along with Okinawa civilians who were swept up in the fighting, with carefully selected footage from the U.S. National Archives.
The film also conveys the postwar fate of Okinawa, home to U.S. military bases and American soldiers - and the related crimes, accidents, and pollution they have caused. In Okinawa, the legacy of the war translates into a deeply rooted aversion to military force. This has been expressed in recent years by the island-wide rejection of a plan to build a new U.S. base at Henoko, a source of controversy to this day. Okinawa: The Afterburn explores the roots of this resistance and Okinawa's vision for the future.
Contact:
Bev Garnett | bev.garnett@uleth.ca | (403) 380-1894
