Documentaries
From a Silk Cocoon
The discovery of a small metal box leads to the uncovering of a family story, shrouded in silence for more than 60 years. Woven through their censored letters, diary entries, and haiku poetry, is the story of a young Japanese American couple whose dreams are shattered when, months after their wedding, they find themselves held captive, first in race track horse stables and later, in tar paper barracks.
Children of the Camps
More than 120,000 Japanese Americans were incarcerated behind barbed wire during World War II…
…over half were children.
“Until we can talk about the experience and make a connection with our grief and anger, we will each still be unconsciously trying to get out of our own prison camp. Our experience was unique, but it’s an example of the broader experience of racism, how it permeates lives, and how we each attempt to survive it. It’s about trauma and suffering, but it also is about strength and resilience.”
– Dr. Satsuki Ina, PhD
The Children of the Camps documentary captures the experiences of six Americans of Japanese ancestry who were confined as innocent children to camps by the U.S. government during World War II. The film vividly portrays their personal journey to heal the deep wounds they suffered from this experience.
Children of the Camps is a one-hour documentary that portrays the poignant stories of six Japanese Americans who were imprisoned as children in US concentration camps during W.W.II.
The film captures a three-day intensive group experience, during which the participants are guided by Dr. Ina, a university professor and therapist, through a process that enables them to speak honestly about their experiences and the continuing impact of the unjust incarceration on their lives today.