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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

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