Obāchan's Garden
Directed byLinda Ohama
Written byLinda Ohama
Produced bySelwyn Jacob
Linda Ohama
CinematographyKirk Tougas
Edited byManfred Becker
Linda Ohama
Music byDennis Burke
Production
company
Release date
2001
Running time
94 minutes
CountryCanada
LanguagesEnglish
Japanese

Obāchan's Garden is a Canadian documentary film, directed by Linda Ohama and released in 2001.[1] Beginning with home video recorded by Ohama of her grandmother Asayo Murakami's 100th birthday, the film centres on Ohama's investigation of family secrets that she never previously knew about, including the two daughters that her grandmother gave up for adoption before emigrating to Canada from her native Japan.[2]

The film premiered at the 2001 Montreal World Film Festival.[3]

The film received a Genie Award nomination for Best Feature Length Documentary at the 22nd Genie Awards in 2002.[4]

References

  1. "Canadian documentary a stirring affair". Barrie Examiner, October 30, 2001.
  2. Deborah L. Begoray, "Obachan's Garden". Canadian Review of Materials, March 29, 2002.
  3. "The zest of the fest: Our preview of the most ballyhooed, novel or otherwise interesting films this year". Montreal Gazette, August 25, 2001.
  4. Michael Posner, "Atanarjuat, War Bride lead Genie list: Each feature picks up seven nominations, followed closely by Last Wedding with six". The Globe and Mail, December 13, 2001.


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