A HERO’S HERO
Directed by Robert Shoji- USA
- Documentary, Family, History, Human Rights, LGBTQIA+, Social Issues
- English
- 2024
- 11 mins
- World premiere
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shareThis film is available to view on the LAAPFF Facebook page from September 26, 2020 at 12pm PT to September 27, 2020 at 11:59 pm PT. From September 28, 2020 at 12pm PT to October 31, 2020 at 11:59 pm PT, this film is only available to viewers in Southern California (excluding San Diego County). Click here to watch the film on Eventive.
Yosh Kuromiya spent time in prison for resisting the draft during incarceration, while his nephew Kiyoshi Kuromiya, a pioneering civil rights activist in the African American and gay communities, remains an unsung hero’s hero.
CREDITS:
Director, Editor: Robert Shoji
Plays in
Digital Histories 2020
Always a must-see at LAAPFF, the Digital Histories world premieres center the unique voices and perspectives of older adults, and proudly shares their stories with the generations to come.
