The American military has occupied the Japanese island of Okinawa since the end of World War II. The toll this occupation has taken on the citizens of Okinawa is both ingrained and misunderstood. Window Treatment is a documentary that blurs the line between personal, historical, and propaganda filmmaking by exploring life for an Okinawan family living near a military base. <a href="http://serffilms.com" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Film Website</a>

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Window Treatment

The long-standing American military occupation of Okinawa is poetically explored in this essay film about an elderly man receiving new windows.

What becomes of the relics that haunt our collective consciousness? From&nbsp;confederate monuments to Nazi memorabilia, these artifacts are symbols of hatred. This film explores the pith helmet and Douglas Zinn's quest to understand its complex and disturbing past. <a href="https://floatingstone.com/films/under-the-hat/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Film Website</a>

Under the Hat: The Complicated History of the Pith Helmet

What shielded some from the sun, still shades the hearts of millions: the dark history of the pith helmet.

A magical take on a true story, THE QUEENʻS FLOWERS is an animated short adventure for kids that follows Emma, a native Hawaiian girl in 1915 Honolulu, as she makes a special gift for the last monarch of Hawai`i, Queen Lili`uokalani. <a href="www.thequeensflowersfilm.com" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Film Website</a>

The Queen's Flowers

When a Palestinian filmmaker based in Scotland unearths a rarely-seen Scottish film archive of Palestinian wild flowers, he decides to reclaim the footage. This tender film essay questions the role of image-making as a tool of both testimony and violence when connected to entanglements between people and the land.

The Flowers Stand Silently, Witnessing

When a filmmaker of Palestinian descent based in Scotland unearths a rarely seen film archive of Palestinian wildflowers, he decides to reclaim the footage.

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