UPDATE: FILMS OF REMEMBRANCE, NOW INCLUDING FOUR PREVIOUSLY LIVESTREAMED FILMS AND THEIR PANEL DISCUSSIONS, HAS BEEN EXTENDED THROUGH 11:59 P.M. ON MARCH 7, 2021. A total of 39 films and three panel discussions are now available in 11 programs — accessible for $10 each program or just $50 for an All-Access Pass (a savings of $60).
Live Virtual Screenings and Drive-In
These showtimes are screening at a set time where audience members join together to watch.
On-Demand Rentals
Watch these films and shorts programs at your convenience during their available windows. Once you press play, you have 24 hours to finish your viewing.
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“Rebel With A Cause” Program + Panel Discussion
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“Rebel With A Cause: The Life of Aiko Herzig Yoshinaga” (2016, 90 min.) by Janice Tanaka. The biopicture...
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Shorts Program + Panel Discussion
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“Three shorts films: “Bearing the Unbearable,” “A Hero’s Hero,” “Within Their Gates” “Bearing the Unbearable” (2019, 29...
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Narrative Shorts
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The narrative shorts allow us to step back in time — creating a visceral experience of the sparse living quarters and barren desert, capturing the camaraderie and fractures that develop, and drawing us into the emotions of the characters. It is encouraging to see younger filmmakers remain connected to the…
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Films of Resistance
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The wartime incarceration was met with varied responses, from super patriotism to resistance. These films take a look at those who protested during their incarceration in the face of community ostracism, so-called “trouble-makers” who defied the narrative that Japanese Americans were docile.
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Untold Stories
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For years, it had been common knowledge that Japanese Americans were forcibly removed from the West Coast during World War II. But what about in Hawai‘i, where those of Japanese descent made a significant portion of the population? Until recently, theirs had been an untold story.
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Art of the Camps
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Out of bleak surroundings and the deprivation of civil liberties, music, art and culture bloomed out of the desert during the war. Some artists flourished once released from the camps, reaching new heights in their fields.
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Camp Stories
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From Wyoming to Arkansas, these films encapsulate the concentration camp experience in one concise volume, giving voice to those who survived the incarceration, as well as those who advocated for them.
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Taking A Stand
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Voices of resistance, and those who were angered by their wartime incarceration, speak volumes. In the 1980s, it took a federal commission to unravel layers of pain and decades of frustration, which would lead to a historic community victory for redress and reparations.
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Lessons For Today
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What are the ongoing lessons to be learned from the wartime incarceration? For many Japanese Americans, it means taking a stand for others, and helping to ensure that such deprivation of civil liberties remains a relic of the past.
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Family Histories
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Younger generations rediscover the struggle faced by those who came before them in this program of shorts exploring family history. By retracing their journeys, they gain a better appreciation of the power of storytelling.
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Documentaries
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From discovering what became of the barracks that housed Japanese Americans during the war, or groundbreaking documentaries on the Minikoa concentration camp or incarceration in Canada, these films shed light on little-known stories.
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