A Song Film by Kishi Bashi: Omoiyari

Violinist and songwriter Kaoru Ishibashi travels on a musical journey to understand WWII era Japanese Incarceration, assimilation, and what it means to be a minority in America today. When a media interview links the muslim ban and the immigration crisis at the USA-Mexico border with the incarceration of Japanese-Americans during WWII, Ishibashi goes on a journey to learn about this history and its relevance. Along the way, he improvises and writes music in an effort to better understand his own identity as a bi-cultural American.

Using never before seen archival footage from the camps, mixed with breathtaking visual storytelling, Kishi Bashi, weaves a story using history, music and current events to create a portrait of America from the perspective of someone caught between two worlds.

>> Wednesday, April 3 at 7:00 pm
>> The City Library
>> Register at: https://utahfilmcenter.org/film/a-song-film-by-kishi-bashi-omoiyari/
>> View Trailer at: https://youtu.be/UipqCmEZXwY