Namba

Namba 2022 Released

Directed by Emily Hanako Momohara

Documentary · 45 min

 

Namba 2022 Released

Directed by Emily Hanako Momohara

Documentary · 45 min

 

NAMBA tells the American story of May Namba, born in 1922 to Japanese immigrants. During WWII, 125,000 Japanese Americans were incarcerated, including the Namba family. May’s granddaughter, Miyako, narrates and guides us through her grandmother’s experiences living at Minidoka. Miyako packs a suitcase heart-wrenchingly contemplating the most important belongings to bring to the prison camp. She makes a mattress out of hay and lays down in a horse stall to... see more

NAMBA tells the American story of May Namba, born in 1922 to Japanese immigrants. During WWII, 125,000 Japanese Americans were incarcerated, including the Namba family. May’s granddaughter, Miyako, narrates and guides us through her grandmother’s experiences living at Minidoka. Miyako packs a suitcase heart-wrenchingly contemplating the most important belongings to bring to the prison camp. She makes a mattress out of hay and lays down in a horse stall to... see more

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RUNTIME
N/A min
RELEASED
Jul 1, 2022
COUNTRY
US
LANGUAGE
EN
SPOKEN
BUDGET
$30,000
REVENUE
N/A