
Set in 1950s Chicago, the Yamamato family – Mary, Kimiye, and Sam adjust to life in postwar Chicago after being unjustly incarcerated by the U.S. government during WWII.









RESETTLEMENT: CHICAGO STORY
*Festival Director's Citation for Best Performance at the 2023 New Jersey International Film Festival
*Honorable Mention at the 2023 New Jersey International Film Festival
*Winner of Special Jury Prize at New York Japan Cinefest 2024
*Featured in the 2026 Day of Remembrance Screening at the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures
Film & Website produced by: Full Spectrum Features NFP
Film Directed by: Reina Higashitani
Screenplay by: Reina Higashitani and Eugene Sun Park
Executive Producer: Eugene Sun Park
Film Producers: Jason Matsumoto, Yuki Sakamoto Solomon, Reina Higashitani
Web and Impact Producer: Katherine Nagasawa
Project Management and Development: Ashley Cheyemi McNeil, PhD
Site Design and Production: auut studio
Lead Academic Advisor and Content Curator: Jasmine Alinder, PhD · UC Santa Cruz
Curriculum specialist: Sarah Sheya · JusticexDesign
Researchers: Clara Bergamini, Patrick Hall