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...They should show this to everyone going to Japan,” said Charles D. Teague ’74 as he walked out of the screening of “From Brazil to Japan,” a new documentary directed by Aaron Litvin ’04 and Ana Paula Hirano Litvin, focusing on the new trend of Brazilian immigration to Japan. By crafting a film that highlights the personal experiences of such a journey, the Litvins illuminate both the struggles of immigration as a whole as well as the emotional issues that arise from an ever-globalizing...
Over the course of the film, the Litvins tell five immigration stories in a way that is both nuanced and unique. “From Brazil to Japan” follows several families of Brazilian migrants over the course of three years, May 2006 to May 2009, as they move from São Paulo to a new life in Japan. Aaron Litvin explains their reason for choosing this format, saying, “There were many journalistic accounts as well as academic sociological articles about this Brazil-Japan trend, but there was no comprehensive work that followed the same...
...documentary, the immigrants narrate their own stories, which include many touching, humorous, and heartbreaking moments. The voices of the filmmakers, on the other hand, are not discernable. “That was very conscious decision,” says Aaron Litvin. “We didn’t want to appear and we didn’t want our questions to appear. We decided to not have any external sound added to the film to try to make it as direct and transparent as possible.” This technique creates a sense of authenticity, as the audience gets...
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...cite Kunstler and Weinglass, to say nothing of their clients. But the size of the lawyers' sentences left many legal experts aghast-and concerned about the possible effect on some lawyers who may now be less willing to represent controversial clients vigorously. Said San Francisco Attorney Naomi Litvin Helm: "The judge had to do something. But four years for acting up in a courtroom is a hell of a long time when you consider what some people get for an actual crime of violence...