I'm proud to announce that Max Mannix' ambitious WWII project Yellow Earth (working title) will participate in this year's Tokyo Project Gathering, held in late October as part of the TIFFCOM contents market. I will be part of the Yellow Earth team to help realize this film. Yellow Earth recounts the story of the largest prison breakout during WWII (which remains one of the largest in history), at the Cowra POW camp in New South Wales, Australia.
Following is a one paragraph synopsis for the project:
In August of 1944, as war raged in The Pacific, and with Australia on the verge of being invaded by the Japanese Empire, Sergeant Major Akira Kanazawa, and his colleague, air force pilot Sergeant Hajime Toyoshima, lead 1100 Japanese prisoners of war in a mass breakout from an Australian prisoner of war camp. The reasons for the breakout were many, but for Kanazawa and Hajime, their vision was clear, they desired to re-join the war, and detach themselves from the shame of being prisoners.
As you may remember, Max participated in TPG last year with drama Family Matters, with the project ending up getting bought (trace back from my April 26 entry). Yellow Earth is an entirely different situation, with Max directing and strong support from Australia in place.
You can read about the full TPG lineup on Screen, written (not by me!) by our Deputy Asia Editor Jean Noh:
"Tokyo Project Gathering's 28 selections include Ryuichi Hiroki, Pen-ek Ratanaruang" (if you get a "subscription necessary" message try going through Google News and searching for "Tokyo Project Gathering").
I have to say it's the strongest lineup TPG has put together yet. It's also great that friends such as Edmund Yeo and Silvia Wong will be there. Looking forward to it!
Watch for more Yellow Earth updates in the coming months.
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