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Online Events
TO THE ENDS OF THE EARTH [Subtitled]
Online Event CAA brilliant mix of black comedy, travelogue, drama, and an adventure-imbued mockery of showbiz, To the Ends of the Earth is a young woman’s journey from displacement to a place of self-discovery.
Yoshitomo Nara: No Longer Just a Girl with a Knife: Art After Fukushima
Online Event CAThis series takes viewers through three different periods in Nara’s career, including his early art practice, questions narratives of “Japanese-ness” at the turn of the century, and the impact of the 2011 Great Tohoku disaster on Nara’s art.
THE CLAUDIA KISHI CLUB Reunion
Online Event CAFilmmaker, Sue Ding, and the cast of the documentary The Claudia Kishi Club, discuss the legacy of Claudia Kishi, the iconic Japanese American character from the hit Baby-Sitters Club book series.
TRUE MOTHERS [Subtitled]
Online Event CAJapan's Official Submission to the Academy Awards. After a long and unsuccessful struggle to get pregnant, Satoko and her husband decide to adopt a child. Six years later, the family’s orderly existence is shattered by the arrival of Hikari, a young woman claiming to be Asato’s biological mother, demanding his return.
Links
Interview with Artist Yoshitomo Nara at LACMA
Japan-Inspired Face Masks Supporting Los Angeles Businesses and Organizations
