AsiaLENS: AEMS Documentary Film and Discussion Series at the Spurlock 2014–2015: Pictures from a Hiroshima Schoolyard

• Event Date: Tuesday, April 14, 2015
• Time: 7:00 pm (CDT)
• Location: Knight Auditorium, Spurlock Museum, 600 S. Gregory St., Urbana, IL
• Cost: Free Admission

• Film

Pictures from a Hiroshima Schoolyard
(2013) 85 minutes.

Introduction and discussion led by Roderick Wilson (Assistant Professor, History and East Asian Languages and Cultures).

Pictures drawn by Hiroshima school children, living in the aftermath of the atomic bomb, are discovered deep inside a church in Washington DC. A gift of thanks for supplies donated in 1947, these beautiful, surprisingly happy pictures are restored in 2009 and taken back to Hiroshima for a special exhibit attended by the surviving artists who drew them. This is a film about hope in the face of horror, the power of reconciliation and the unwavering optimism of children.

Visit the film's official website for information on purchasing, film blog, an image gallery of art featured in the film, full synopsis, and character bios. http://www.hiroshimaschoolyard.com/ (external link)

This series of public film screenings and lecture/discussion programs is organized by the Asian Educational Media Service (AEMS) at the Center for East Asian and Pacific Studies. It is planned in collaboration with the Spurlock Museum and presented in the Knight Auditorium. Guest scholars and members of the campus and local communities will introduce the films and lead post-screening audience discussions.