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Linda Ohama
Linda Ohama, a sansei, has worked as an exhibiting visual artist, art educator and more recently as a documentary filmmaker .In August 1991, she embarked on her first independent film production, ,i>The Last Harvest, a film about life growing up on a prairie family potato farm. This film was screened at several international film festivals and has won many awards. Linda’s most current work, Obaachan’s Garden, is a moving personal tale of mystery and memory told be a tenacious woman (her grandmother), who is over 100 years old. Obaachan’s Garden has received numerous awards at international film festivals, receiving the Audience Choice Awards at Vancouver and Newport Beach and a silver medal at Turin, Italy. The film also received a Genie nomination and five Leo Awards. In 2002, she was awarded the City of Richmond Heritage Award. Linda remains dedicated to community work, serving on several boards.
Linda Ohama
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Four generations of the Ohama family.
From left: Linda Ohama, Asayo Murukami,
Linda’s grandmother, Caitlin Ohama-Darcus,
Linda’s daughter and Chizuko Ohama, mother.
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Linda speaking at JCRF Forum in
Calgary 1999.
(photo: Dick Nakamura)
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