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Visas and Virtue

title Visas and Virtue
length, format, year 26 minutes, 35mm, 1997
genre Short drama
director Chris Tashima
producer Chris Donahue
synopsis A dramatic portrait of Chiune Sugihara, a Japanese diplomat who defied his own government to issue transit visas to Jewish refugees in 1940, rescuing 6,000 lives from the impending Holocaust
festivals, awards, broadcasts 1997 Academy Award winner, Live Action Short Film
1997 Crystal Heart Award
1997 CINE Golden Eagle
PBS broadcast: "Independent Lens" fall '99
contact Chris Tashima
P.O. Box 29772
Los Angeles, CA 90029-0772
cedarmail@aol.com
viscom.apanet.org/~visas
distributor Apollo Cinema Corportation
1160 Alvira St.
Los Angeles, CA 90035

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