Entries from Austinist tagged with 'themegumiyokotastory'
October 25, 2006
ABDUCTION: The Megumi Yokota Story Documentary Feature Competition Screening Info: 7:00 PM October 25th at IMAX Regional Premiere. Japan, 1977 - A dark, lonely road leads to the windswept shores. This is the remarkable story of a 13-year-old Japanese girl abducted on her way home from school by North Korean spies. Her parents had no idea what had happened to her or if she was even alive for 20 years. Then one day the......
Continue Reading "AFF Daily Schedule: Wednesday"October 23, 2006
The Austin Film Festival announced its jury award winners on Sunday. Check out the list below, including when you can catch them for a second time. Narrative Feature Jury Award Winner: Chalk Screens 9:30 p.m. Monday @ the Dobie and 7 p.m. Tuesday @ the Arbor. Narrative Short Jury Award Winner: When Elvis Came to Visit Documentary Feature Winner: Abduction: The Megumi Yokota Story Screens 7pm Wed. @ the IMAX Theatre Honorable Mention Documentary......
Continue Reading "And the Winners Are..."October 20, 2006
An engrossing and timely documentary, Abduction tells the story of young Megumi Yokota, a Japanese teenager who vanishes while walking home from school one afternoon in 1977. While her parents and the police initially suspect a typical runaway or child abduction scenario, two decades go by without any clue as to her whereabouts. The film lets the viewer know that a larger conspiracy is at play, namely that North Korea has kidnapped Yokota along......
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