July 31, 2005
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Looney Tunes
LOS ANGELES, July 30 (AP) – Kayo Hatta, an independent filmmaker… died on July 20. She was 47.
She accidentally drowned at a friend’s home in the San Diego area, her sister Julie Hatta said….
Ms.
Hatta graduated from Stanford University with a degree in English and
received a master’s degree in film from the University of California,
Los Angeles.She recently completed a 30-minute
coming-of-age film called “Fishbowl,” based on the writings of Hawaiian
author Lois-Ann Yamanaka.From Log24 on Moon Day, July 20,
the date of Hatta’s death:
Quote from an earlier entry:
“In honor of Roger Cooke’s review of Helson’s Harmonic Analysis, 2nd Edition, today’s site music is “Moonlight in Vermont.”
Quote from July 20:
“And if the band you’re in
starts playing different tunes
I’ll see you on
the dark side of the moon.”Quote from Lois-Ann Yamanaka:Blu’s Hanging … Poppy still plays “Moon River” in the background.
He sings aloud:
“Old dreammaker, you heartbreaker, wherever you’re going, I’m going your way.”
He makes me afraid.
I know where he wants to go.
And who the dreammaker is.
There will be a public memorial service in Honolulu
open to friends and the general public:
Date: Sunday, July 31st
Time: 1:00 pm
Location: Moiliili Hongwanji Buddhist Church,
902 University Avenue
In lieu of flowers, donations may be sent to:
Asian Improv aRts / Kayo Hatta Fund
201 Spear St., Ste 1650
San Francisco, CA 94105
