Film Screenings

In the Name of the Emperor

52 minutes. Directed by Christine Choy, Nancy Tong. Produced by Nancy Tong. This documentary, which both sears and chills, exposes Japan's extended amnesia in regard to their war crimes and the way in which this has been abetted by their government, as well as our own.

Magee’s Testament

35 minutes.  Directed by Peter Wang. The documentary relies heavily on footage from Rev John Magee’s film record of the events in Nanking. John Magee was the Chairman of the Nanking Red Cross Council (after the war he became the chaplan of Yale University) during the time of Japanese occupation. As a foreigner, he was able to obtain permits from the Japanese military authorities to take photographs. With a 16mm movie camera, he documented the brutalaties of the Japanese soldiers.

Screening dates, times and locations will be confirmed at a later date.