Screening in Phoenix, Arizona on March 28, 2019
Screening for Day of Remembrance in Portland, OR on February 24, 2019
Day of Remembrance Screening in Seattle, WA on February 23, 2019
Interview on NBC Bay Area
https://www.nbcbayarea.com/on-air/as-seen-on/For-the-Sake-of-the-Children-on-Asian-Pacific-America_Bay-Area-502005751.html
San Jose Screening – October 28, 2018
Over 350 attendees were present at the San Jose Buddhist Church Betsuin.
Panel included Amy Tsubokawa, Stephanie Gillman, Patty Tsubokawa Reeves,
Marlene Shigekawa & Zahra Billoo with Robert Handa as moderator.
Rosie the Riveter Screening – October 6, 2018
Wendy Tokuda, Moderator and Former Primetime Co-Anchor, KPIX CBS 5,
Mary Higuchi, Marlene Shigekawa & Carolyn Miyakawa Adams.
Larkspur Screening – September 16, 2018
Panelists included: Marlene Shigekawa, Executive Producer & Co-Director;
Cast Members – Monica Embrey & Mary Higuchi. Moderator – John Sasaki,
former KTVU News Reporter in the Bay Area & current Director of Communications,
Oakland Unified School District.
Sacramento Screening at Crest Theater- August 26, 2018
Moderator – Jana Katsuyama, KTVU Fox 2 News Reporter;
Panelists: Marlene Shigekawa, Executive Producer/Co-Director;
Sharon Ito, Manager of Communications & Public Affairs, Sacramento State University;
Amy Tsubokawa, Cast; Patty Tsubokawa Reeves, Cast.
Screening at United Japanese Christian Church – Clovis, CA on May 5, 2018
Panel included: Mary Higuchi, Julia Harumi Mass, Marlene Shigekawa, Kamal Abu-Shamsieh. Moderator was Ernie Kazato
Screening at Poston Pilgrimage – April 7, 2018
Miss Indian Arizona, Mariah Sharpe, welcomes attendees at the Poston Brick Ceremony.
Film Screening at La Pera School located on the Colorado River Indian Tribes Reservation.
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Screening & Panel Discussion in Gardena, CA on Feb. 24, 2018
Panel discussion following film screening at the Gardena Valley Japanese Cultural Institute includes panelist:
Aasma Ahmed of CAIR; Sameer Ahmed from ACLU; Marlene Shigekawa, Executive Producer;Monica Emry & Mary Higuchi, cast.
Screening in Missoula, Montana on Nov. 8, 2017
Marlene Shigekawa with Kristjana Eyjolfsson, Educational Director of the Historical Museum at Fort Missoula. University of Montana and the Historical Museum at Fort Missoula sponsored our screening of For the Sake of the Children
San Francisco Screening At New People Cinema on Oct. 22, 2017
Panel discussion following screening includes:
Jana Katsuyama, KTVU Fox 2 News Reporter,
Zahra Billoo from CAIR, Alan Nishio,
Karen Korematsu and Marlene Shigekawa.
Event was sponsored by the National Japanese
American Historical Society. Pictured below is
Executive Director of NJAHS, Rosalyn Tonai.
Screening at the West Los Angeles United Methodist Church – June 4, 2017
Screening of For the Sake of the Children documentary film
with Q & A – Alan Nishio and Marlene Shigekawa. Scott Naakatari moderating.
New York Screening – May 7, 2017
Joe Fox, Director, Marlene Shigekawa, Co-Director & Executive Producer, Shannon Murphy, Education Director of the Noguchi Museum.
Film Screening on April 30, 2017
Marlene Shigekawa speaks after film screening at Grace Presbyterian Church in Long Beach. Other panelists include Stephanie Reeves Gilman, Patti Tsubokawa Reeves and Amy Tsubokawa
Becky Tanaka Shared a Photo of Her Parents
Bill and Mari Tanaka who were married in Poston
Sandy Hayashi Miner Shared a Photo of her Uncle Torao
Family photo of Torao Hayashi who visited his family before he was killed in action in France.
Mary Conlin Shared her Father’s Photo
Dave Conlin was an instructor with the Adult Education Department for Camp 2 at Poston
Setting the Stage
Sean Dolan, Sam Katay and James Nubile set up a prop
at the Aratani Theater.
Taking a Break
Monica Embry and James Nubile chat in
between shooting at the Aratani Theater.
Three Generations of Poston Descendants
The Tsubokawa Family
Filmed at the Aratani Theater
Amy Tsubokawa, Stephanie Gilman and Patty Reeves
Final Film Shooting at Aratani Theater in LA
PRODUCTION TEAM
Back row: Sean Dolan, Videographer; Joe Fox, Director;
James Nubile, Director of Photograpy; Sam Katay, Theater Setting Director
Front Row: Bekhah Richin; Production Assistant;
Marlene Shigekawa, Executive Producer; Linda Todd, Make-up.
Production at Poston
Diana McCabe, whose mother was incarcerated at Poston, wanders among historic structures as she contemplates her family history.
Production at Poston
Here we see Joe Fox, Sean Dolan and Diana McCabe showing their happy faces at Poston while filming in March 2015.
Production in Los Angeles
Filmmaker, Joe Fox, and cinematographer, Sean Dolan, traveled to Los Angeles in August 2014 to film Alan Nishio, whose family was incarcerated at the Manzanar confinement site. We visited him at his mother’s home.
Kickstarter Campaign
With generous contributions from all our supporters, we have surpassed our Kickstarter goal and earned $10,603. Thank you to all those who made a donation either through our Kickstarter campaign or by sending in a check. We are truly thrilled. This means we are well on our way to completing our film. Currently, the expected release date is June 2015. Stay tuned.
Remembering Mom
We were able to capture the stories of Misako Shigekawa before she passed away on October 31, 2012. I feel deep gratitude for being able to hear her words as she shared her feelings about her incarceration experience. I also was able to see how truly courageous she and other mothers were.
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- Misako and children in Poston confinement site
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- Honoring centenarian Misako on NBC’s Today Show
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- Misako Shigekawa at 103 years old.
Filming at the Nisei Week Parade in Los Angeles
On the final day of the Nisei Week celebration in the Little Tokyo district of Los Angeles, we filmed traditional Japanese dance and our youngest descendant, Julian.
Manzanar Pilgrimage – April 2014
It was breathtaking to experience Taiko drumming as part of the opening ceremonies at the Manzanar Pilgrimage. Our filmmakers, Joe Fox and James Nubile, and I drove from Los Angeles and were exposed to the cold, bitter winds and couldn’t imagine how those incarcerated here could endure the cold in this remote, desolate place.
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- James Nubile
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- Parade of banners representing each concentration camp;
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- Ministers and priests
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- Filming Joyce Okazaki, former internee who was photographed by Ansel Adams.
