Newly uncovered 16mm footage from US Army archives recorded the bare land of Hiroshima and the questions of war tactics on the human race immersed in the present time. I Was There is a trilogy of experimental documentary films that explores the problem of radiation, our society's fading collective memory of the atomic bombing and the unresolved debate between ethics and science.
An experimental filmmaker with expertise in media and cinema studies, Chi Jang Yin's work investigates the missing gaps in history that are invisible to others. Her work often imbues her interest in photography and performance art and comments on the effect of individuals intertwining with political and socioeconomic infrastructure. Yin’s experimental films, Cinéma Vérité, observational documentary, and ethnographic film studies inform a diverse body of award-winning work recognized internationally in galleries, exhibitions, and film festivals. She received her BA and MFA from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. Yin teaches at the School of Cinematic Arts at DePaul University.