autism is an altar

Three vignettes across three generations of japanese americans explore the intersections of incarceration, ableism and anti-Asian racism from the perspectives of a first-generation Issei woman at Angel Island Immigration Station, a second-generation Nisei woman incarcerated at Amache “War Relocation Center” and a fourth-generation Yonsei’s process of autism diagnosis.

Film Advisory Content: Grief, Ableism, Incarceration, Anti-Asian racism, Emotional Pain

Credits
Writer: Casey Kaneyo Hidekawa
Producer: Casey Kaneyo Hidekawa
Executive Producer: Casey Kaneyo Hidekawa
Director of Photography: Tara Liu
Editor: Casey Kaneyo Hidekawa
Production Designer: Casey Kaneyo Hidekawa