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Digital Histories is an ongoing creative community of Asian American aunties and uncles turned documentary filmmakers. Supported by Visual Communications, these filmmakers hone their craft through theoretical and practical filmmaking workshops. In a year marked by social unrest, intense wildfires, and the quiet gravity of passing and transition, their practice became a sanctuary for collaboration and community. Together, their resilience brings to light stories that only they can tell.
While researching her grandfather’s WWI military experiences, the filmmaker came across a collection of photos of Japanese-Canadian soldiers killed in action, but not of survivors. Divine intervention comes to the rescue in the form of a community historian, Debbie Jiang, who not only finds Private Omoto but shares his photo with the Vancouver community.
Japanese American content. Documentary. Archival Media
- Year2026
- Runtime0:04:05
- LanguageEnglish
- CountryNot Specified
- DirectorCathy Uchida
Digital Histories is an ongoing creative community of Asian American aunties and uncles turned documentary filmmakers. Supported by Visual Communications, these filmmakers hone their craft through theoretical and practical filmmaking workshops. In a year marked by social unrest, intense wildfires, and the quiet gravity of passing and transition, their practice became a sanctuary for collaboration and community. Together, their resilience brings to light stories that only they can tell.
While researching her grandfather’s WWI military experiences, the filmmaker came across a collection of photos of Japanese-Canadian soldiers killed in action, but not of survivors. Divine intervention comes to the rescue in the form of a community historian, Debbie Jiang, who not only finds Private Omoto but shares his photo with the Vancouver community.
Japanese American content. Documentary. Archival Media
- Year2026
- Runtime0:04:05
- LanguageEnglish
- CountryNot Specified
- DirectorCathy Uchida