World War, 1939-1945
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Harvard Zero, 2019
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Identifier: vm_2019spring_smith_warren.pdf
Overview
"While the script centers around a historical turning point for the United States with serious global impact, it focuses this moment on one individual and his choice to make a speech about standing up for what is right. Reframing this massive moment as one character's personal journey helps audiences both understand and empathize with events that occurred over 75 years ago. Though the U.S. tends to lean into the savior narrative of World War II, the script highlights how unpopular the idea...
Dates:
2019
Lola, 2024
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Identifier: vm_2024spring_ang_carlo.pdf
Overview
"Lola is a short hybrid documentary using a combination of live-action footage, animation, and archival materials to tell the story of my grandmother's experience living in the Philippines during World War II. The film explores essential facets of the Asian-American experience: migration, displacement, the price of assimilation, war, and intergenerational silence." -- Abstract
Dates:
2024