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Videos & Documentaries

Documentary films, gallery talks, and archival footage about Masumi Hayashi's work

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Videos marked as "Enhanced 2×" have been upscaled using AI video enhancement technology in 2025 to improve viewing quality on modern displays. Original archival recordings from 1994-2006 were captured at lower resolutions (320×240 to 352×262). The enhancement process doubles the resolution while preserving the historical authenticity of these important documents of Masumi Hayashi's artistic legacy.

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GalleryTalk by Tregoning & Co

Masumi Hayashi: Panoramic Photo Collages 1976-2006

2018 ~45 min

Barbara Tannenbaum (Cleveland Museum of Art curator) presents Masumi Hayashi's book at Tregoning & Company gallery in Cleveland. Comprehensive discussion of Hayashi's artistic practice, photographic techniques, and major series.

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WVPB Outlook Interview (Two Parts)

West Virginia Public Broadcasting presents 'Outlook', focusing on Masumi Hayashi's work documenting Japanese-American internment camps during WWII and her artistic process.

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Part 1

2006 6:37 min

West Virginia Public Broadcasting presents 'Outlook', focusing on Masumi Hayashi's work and process, as well as the history of Japanese-American Internment during WWII. Originally broadcast in 2004, re-aired in 2006 after Hayashi's death, noting the Congressional appropriation for preserving Internment Camp landmarks.

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Part 2

2006 4:29 min

Continuation of the WVPB 'Outlook' program on Masumi Hayashi's work documenting Japanese internment camps and her artistic process.

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Japanese-American National Museum Retrospective

Karin Higa Commentary

2003 2:55 min

Karin Higa, curator of the Japanese American National Museum, discusses Masumi Hayashi's retrospective exhibit 'Sights Unseen: the Photographic Constructions of Masumi Hayashi' at JANM in 2003. Commentary begins at 1:00, with installation shots shown prior.

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Cleveland Plain Dealer TV Ad

"My City, My Paper"

2000 33 sec

The Cleveland Plain Dealer newspaper produced this TV advertisement featuring Masumi Hayashi and her artwork.

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Cleveland Visual Arts Prize Winner

1994 Award Profile

1994 8:04 min

Profile of Masumi Hayashi as winner of the 1994 Cleveland Visual Arts Prize, awarded yearly since 1960 by the Women's City Club of Cleveland. Discusses her artwork and research into Japanese-American internment camps during WWII.

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