KINTSUKUROI n.

1. the Japanese art of repairing pottery using gold

2. the strength and beauty found in something that has been shattered

Like every immigrant family, the Itos came to the United States to build a better life. After years of struggle and sacrifice, the dream that was America seemed within its grasp. Then the bombs fell and the world changed forever …

With a stroke of his pen, President Roosevelt issued Executive Order 9066 and effectively destroyed the lives of 120,000 Japanese Americans at the onset of WWII.

KINTSUKUROI follows members of the Ito family from their pre-war life in San Francisco’s Japantown to the concentration camps of the American West to the battlefields of Europe as they endure one of the most shameful periods in American history. The film features Ryan Takemiya, Kealani Kitaura, Ken Takeda, Ron Munekawa, Kiyomi Koide and Chizu Omori.

Ikeibi Films is proud to partner with AAPI Placer County, Still Standing Guard, Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI), American River Conservancy, and the Empowering Asian Students (EAS) CommUnity of Sierra College for this film screening and panel discussion.

Former news anchor Sharon Ito will be the event moderator.

SCHEDULE

Doors open at 1 pm

Screening begins at 2 pm

Panel discussion with moderator Sharon Ito and members of the cast and crew at 4:15 pm

Meet and greet in the patio at 5 pm

Parking:

Free parking for all registered attendees in Lot D and Lot E nearest to Dietrich Theatre (Building T on the map) from 1:30 pm to 6 pm.

Please refer to Sierra College map:

https://www.sierracollege.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/rocklin-map-082024.pdf

Group sales:

For groups of 10 or more please contact us at info@aapiplacercounty.org