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Leap of Faith: How Enmanji Temple was Saved

DVD imageDVD (with Japanese subtitle) available now!

“Powerful lessons for students today. It should be shown in every classroom.”
Rosalyn Tonai,National Japanese American Historical Society

“Beautifully photographed”
Gaye LeBaron, The Press Democrat Columnist

“A gem of a story!”
Gwyn Kirk, Co-Author
Women’s Lives: Multicultural Perspectives

The Enmanji temple was first established in Sebastopol in Sonoma County in 1926 and served as a place of worship as well as a center of activity for the local Japanese farm communities. During WWII, the temple was locked up while the Japanese families in the area were forcibly incarcerated in relocation camps. Anti-Japanese sentiment ran high. Unidentified individuals tried to vandalize and burn down the temple while the Japanese families were away—an ax scar is still visible on the temple building. This inspiring film tells a little-known story of local teenagers who organized to guard the temple. Filmmaker Lina Hoshino narrates the film and weaves interviews with long-time Sonoma County residents together with historic photographs and documentation.

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LIVING ALONG THE FENCELINE

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Living Along the Fenceline, a feature-length documentary, tells the stories of seven women whose lives have been affected by the US military presence in their backyards.

The film connects the stories of women from Texas, Puerto Rico, Hawai’i, Guam, the Philippines, Korea, and Okinawa (Japan) and their efforts to create genuine security in their home communities. Award-winning filmmaker Lina Hoshino had unprecedented access to members of an international women’s network who recount their experiences in an accessible and profoundly human way.

Funders include:Puffin Foundation, Global Fund for Women, Henry Luce Civil Liberties Fund, and Women for Genuine Security.

I GIVE YOU TO THESE KIND WATERS

In this 30-minute, broadcast-length film, Lina Hoshino will turn the camera onto herself, revisiting her own past abortion through participating in a Buddhist ritual (the “Mizuko Kuyo” or “water baby” ritual) of dedicating “Jizo” to the aborted fetus.

Funders include Pacific Pioneer Fund and other individual supporters.
Projected Release date: November, 2010.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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