Name: Before They Take Us Away Bay Area Premiere Screening
Start: 2022-10-30T14:00:00-07:00
End: 2022-10-30T19:00:00-07:00
Location: East Bay Media Center

Before They Take Us Away Bay Area Premiere Screening

East Bay Media Center

Before They Take Us Away chronicles the little-known stories of Japanese American "self-evacuees" during World War II.

THE 2:00 p.m. SCREENING IS NOW SOLD OUT. TICKETS ARE STILL AVAILABLE FOR THE 5:00 p.m. SCREENING.Winner of the Audience Choice Award for Best Feature Documentary at the DisOrient Asian American Film Festival of Oregon and the Best Japanese American Award at the Japan Film Festival Los Angeles, Before They Take Us Away chronicles the untold stories of Japanese Americans who “voluntarily” evacuated from the West Coast in the wake of Executive Order 9066 and spent the years of World War II living outside the concentration camps that held their friends and family members. While these “self-evacuees” had their freedom, they became refugees in their own country, on a forced migration into the unknown. Many faced isolation, poverty and racial violence as they struggled to rebuild their lives. Before They Take Us Away is the second film from the creative team behind The Ito Sisters: An American Story.Before They Take Us Away is presented by Evelyn Nakano Glenn; produced by Evelyn Nakano Glenn, Patrick Glenn, Antonia Grace Glenn and Tim Becherer; directed by Antonia Grace Glenn; and edited by Tim Becherer. The film features original music by Dave Iwataki; motion design by Leah Nichols; and commentary from Michael Omi (UC Berkeley), Pam Matsuoka and Ryan Takemiya.T﻿he Berkeley Video &amp; Film Festival will present the Bay Area premiere of the film, with screenings at 2pm and 5pm. Each screening will be followed by a Q&amp;A with the filmmakers, and a community reception will be held between the screenings at 4pm.For more information, please visit the Before They Take Us Away website at: https://www.beforetheytakeusaway.com/ or e-mail: theitosisters@gmail.com.

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