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Sakae Ishikawa

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How would you feel if the only home you knew had its very existence threatened? “Life in Limbo” is a portrait of life in the town of Hasankeyf, Southeastern Turkey. This dramatic town of caves is located near the borders of Iraq and Syria and was once a part of many empires, from the Romans to the Persians. It has been inhabited since the 9th Century B.C. and is considered an archaeological treasure since it is the finest example of a medieval city in the region. Hasankeyf has endured upheavals through the centuries but it now faces a seemingly insurmountable threat to its survival; a proposed dam on the Tigris River that will submerge the town. Through a combination of verite scenes, lyrical landscape images and interviews, Hasankeyf will be revealed as a town of long traditions , an archaeological treasure and finally, a community that is fated to be destroyed.
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Sakae Ishikawa is known for The Metropolitan Opera HD Live (2006), Safe (1995) and Life in Limbo (2009).
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    • Known for

    The Metropolitan Opera HD Live (2006)
    The Metropolitan Opera HD Live
    8.8
    TV Series
    • Editorial Department
    Safe (1995)
    Safe
    7.1
    • Editorial Department
    • 1995
    Life in Limbo
    Short
    • Editor
    • 2009
    Christo's Valley Curtain (1974)
    Umbrellas
    7.9
    • Editor
    • 1994

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    Editorial Department

    • The Metropolitan Opera HD Live (2006)
      The Metropolitan Opera HD Live
      8.8
      TV Series
      • opening title sequence by
      • segment editor
      • opening sequence by ...
      • 2007–2014
    • American Masters (1985)
      American Masters
      8.2
      TV Series
      • additional editor
      • 2003–2011
    • Quest for Honor (2009)
      Quest for Honor
      7.6
      • contributing editor
      • 2009
    • Fear No More: Stop Violence Against Women
      3.0
      TV Movie
      • additional editor
      • 2002
    • Concert of Wills: Making the Getty Center (1997)
      Concert of Wills: Making the Getty Center
      7.8
      • synchronization
      • 1997
    • Letting Go: A Hospice Journey (1996)
      Letting Go: A Hospice Journey
      9.1
      • associate editor
      • 1996
    • Suzanne Farrell: Elusive Muse (1996)
      Suzanne Farrell: Elusive Muse
      7.8
      • associate editor
      • 1996
    • Safe (1995)
      Safe
      7.1
      • first assistant editor
      • 1995
    • Baroque Duet (1992)
      Baroque Duet
      7.9
      TV Movie
      • synchronization
      • 1992
    • Persona Non Grata (2003)
      America Undercover
      6.9
      TV Series
      • assistant editor
      • 1992
    • Christo's Valley Curtain (1974)
      Christo in Paris
      7.5
      • apprentice editor
      • 1990
    • Making of the Sports Illustrated 25th Anniversary Swimsuit Issue
      6.7
      TV Special
      • apprentice editor (as Sakae Ishikawa-O'Cionna)
      • 1989
    • Jessye Norman Sings Carmen (1989)
      Jessye Norman Sings Carmen
      7.9
      • apprentice editor
      • 1989

    Editor

    • The Metropolitan Opera HD Live (2006)
      The Metropolitan Opera HD Live
      8.8
      TV Series
      • Editor
      • 2007–2013
    • The Canal Street Madam (2010)
      The Canal Street Madam
      6.9
      • Editor
      • 2010
    • Life in Limbo
      Short
      • Editor
      • 2009
    • Still Bill (2009)
      Still Bill
      7.8
      • Editor
      • 2009
    • Witnesses to a Secret War (2008)
      Witnesses to a Secret War
      6.0
      • Editor
      • 2008
    • Sound and Fury 6 Years Later
      Short
      • Editor
      • 2006
    • Ten Days That Unexpectedly Changed America (2006)
      Ten Days That Unexpectedly Changed America
      6.9
      TV Series
      • Editor
      • 2006
    • Without Fear or Favor: The Best in Broadcast Journalism
      TV Movie
      • Editor
      • 2005
    • Crime Stories (1998)
      Crime Stories
      7.2
      TV Series
      • Editor
      • 2004
    • Battle Plan Under Fire
      6.9
      TV Series
      • Editor
      • 2004
    • Nova (1974)
      Nova
      8.7
      TV Series
      • Editor
      • 2004
    • MLK Boulevard
      TV Movie
      • Editor
      • 2003
    • American Masters (1985)
      American Masters
      8.2
      TV Series
      • Editor
      • 2003
    • Anthony Bourdain in Anthony Bourdain's a Cook's Tour (2002)
      Anthony Bourdain's a Cook's Tour
      8.3
      TV Series
      • Editor
      • 2002
    • The Who in VH1 Legends (1996)
      VH1 Legends
      7.7
      TV Series
      • Editor
      • 1996

    Additional Crew

    • The Metropolitan Opera HD Live (2006)
      The Metropolitan Opera HD Live
      8.8
      TV Series
      • opening title sequence
      • opening title sequence by
      • 2009–2010

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    Life in Limbo
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    Life in Limbo
    Witnesses to a Secret War
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    Witnesses to a Secret War

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    • Alternative name
      • Sakae Ishikawa-O'Cionna
    • Other works
      Staff assistant editor and post production coordinator at Maysles Films. (1990-1994)

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