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Prisoners and Patriots film tells the untold story of a Japanese internment camp

A journalist friend of mine is raising money so he can distribute his documentary film about a previously untold story: the internment of more than 4,500 Japanese men, including United States citizens, in Santa Fe during World War II. The documentary draws from “20 hours of exclusive interviews with former Santa Fe survivors and their families, declassified government documents and private photographs,” and “tells a story that, in many cases, fathers never told their own children after the war,” according to its director, Neil Simon, who notes as part of his request for help to fund it that “No film, book, or museum collection exists to tell the full story of what happened there, who the men were, their lives before the war, and where they went after.” Neil is raising money via Kickstarter to distribute the film. Donors can give $1 or more; pledging $25 or more gets them the DVD first, while $50 gets their name in the credits. (If you’ve never heard of Kickstarter, it’s a pretty awes...

Emmerdale: Kelvin Fletcher gets fan mail from prisoners

Home > Soaps > Emmerdale: Kelvin Fletcher gets fan mail from prisoners March 13th, 2011 by Lisa McGarry. No comments Kelvin Fletcher has admitted that he gets a lot of fan mail from male prisoners. The Emmerdale actor – best known as volatile Andy Sugden in the ITV soap – says that many of the incarcerated criminals can relate to the farmer and his ‘tough background.’ He told the News of the World: “I get lots of letters from people in prison. Andy was in jail and he’s a troubled character from a tough background. “Guys in prison who’ve had that can relate to him. But it’s hard to imagine the hard nuts behind bars watching Emmerdale. I didn’t even know they were allowed televisions.” Follow us on Twitter ! Get the latest news and chat with @ unrealitytv Categories: Soaps Tags: Emmerdale , kelvin fletcher View the original article here