On February 20, 1942, the Munemitsu family and 120,000 other Japanese Americans were ordered to leave their homes and be sent to incarceration camps. Although they had done nothing wrong, the FBI arrested their father unexpectedly, and the rest of their family was sent to the Poston Incarceration Camp in early 1942. However, Aki and Kazi, sick with Chicken Pox before leaving, were separated from their family and were forced to stay at a hospital.  Utilizing a unique animation style that evokes the hand-made toys and objects made in the camp paired with archival materials and footage from the historic location of the camp, the film explores the dichotomy between the innocence of a child's perspective and the traumatic injustice surrounding them. 

Best Student Film

• 2023 Thin Line Festival

Official Selection

• 2023 RiverRun International Film Festival
  
• 2023 Newport Beach Film Festival
  
• 2023 Northwest Fest International Documentary Film Festival