Escape from the 21st Century
BY : Brandon February 23, 2025
On Planet K, unknown to anyone on Earth, three teenagers chosen by fate can travel back and forth twenty years into the future by sneezing. In the face of a shocking plot to destroy the world, they have nothing but crystal-clear stupidity and single-digit combat power, so how can they transform into heroes and fight... Read more »
Amache: An American Injustice
BY : Brandon February 23, 2025
Amache: An American Injustice tells the compelling and heartbreaking story of the racist imprisonment of Japanese Americans through the experiences of the people held at the Amache incarceration site. Credits: TheMovieDb.
Murder in the High Desert
BY : Brandon February 23, 2025
James Wakasa was shot and killed by a Topaz guard in 1943. Some 78 years later, a monument built by Issei in camp was found and removed from the site where it had been protected, buried in the cracked earth of Topaz where over 8,000 Japanese Americans were incarcerated. No Japanese Americans were present when... Read more »
Cactus Blossoms Revisited
BY : Brandon February 23, 2025
Archeologist Koji Lau-Ozawa and poet Brynn Saito share their journey rediscovering Cactus Blossoms, an anthology of poetry written by high school students who were incarcerated at the Gila River camp during World War II. From striking desert imagery to prayerful longings for freedom, the poems express the complex inner life of those confined in the... Read more »
Obata’s Yosemite
BY : Brandon February 23, 2025
Obata’s Yosemite considers the impact that visits to Yosemite National Park and California’s High Sierras had on the life and work of the influential Japanese American artist and educator Chiura Obata. His story takes a poignant turn during World War II, when he, along with 125,000 other Japanese Americans, were forcibly relocated to concentration camps.... Read more »
Loyal American
BY : Brandon February 23, 2025
Produced by National Geographic Society’s Impact Story Lab, this film follows Henry Kaku’s journey as he returns to the Tule Lake Segregation Center where his family was held during WWII. Credits: TheMovieDb.
The Wakasa Spirit Stone
BY : Brandon February 23, 2025
This film was created to tell the story of James Hatsuaki Wakasa, the monument built by his Issei friends and the washi paper replica made by the Wakasa committee. The last section of the video is what the motion art projection looks like on the lantern at night. Credits: TheMovieDb.
B is for Bachata
BY : Brandon February 23, 2025
A young Dominican-American learns to dance Bachata at a family BBQ, where he discovers a long-lost family secret. Credits: TheMovieDb.