Screening

Virtual Event

This screening includes And Then They Came for Us

Still image from And Then They Came for Us.

Date and time:: Fri, Feb 18, 2022, From 7–7:51 pm
Runtime:: 51 min
Cost:: Free, no ticket required

Filmmaker Abby Ginzberg and one of the film’s subjects, Satsuki Ina, will be present for a virtual conversation and interactive Q&A.

We’re working with our film distribution friends at Good Docs to bring you the film And Then They Came for Us. A limited number of complimentary passes will be available to watch the film on a first-come-first-served basis.

To participate in this virtual event:

Be sure you have downloaded Zoom software to the device you want to use to watch this event.
Register for the February 18 Zoom webinar to receive a link through which you will join the event at the date and time noted.
To watch the film, you must tune in to the live Zoom event. At the end of the film introduction, a slide will appear with instructions on how to watch the film, which will include a web address as well as a password. The slide will also display a countdown clock indicating when the post-film Q&A will begin.
Please note: The film will not screen via Zoom. You will need to open a web browser, type in the web address, and press enter. The web address must be entered into your web address bar—it will not work if you type into a search engine bar. Once on the film’s landing page, you will enter the password where it says “Enter password.”
We recommend keeping the Zoom webinar window open while watching the film so you can view the countdown clock to the start of the post-film Q&A.

For more information on accessing IU Cinema virtual events, please visit our Virtual Cinema Frequently Asked Questions.

This virtual event is part of the activities held by IU’s Asian Culture Center and Asian American Studies Program in commemoration of the Day of Remembrance, which includes a February 16 webinar entitled "Japanese American and Japanese Canadian Imprisonment During World War II: A North American Perspective," a keynote address presented by Dr. Greg Robinson, Professor of History at l'Université du Québec À Montréal. Register here for this event.

This screening is sponsored by the Asian Culture Center, Asian American Studies Program, and IU Cinema.

Series: Additional Films and Guests, IU Cinema Virtual Screening Room, Screen Share

Rating:: Not rated
Year Released:: 2017
Format:: Virtual
Closed captioning:: Closed captioned
Genres:: Documentary
Metadata:: Directed by Abby Ginzberg, Ken Schneider

And Then They Came for Us is a cautionary and inspiring tale for all societies. In 1942, President Roosevelt signed Executive Order 9066, paving the way for the forced incarceration of 120,000 Japanese Americans. The film educates audiences about the constitutional damage done in the name of national security due to war hysteria and racism. Featuring actor George Takei and others who were incarcerated, rediscovered photos of Dorothea Lange, and the story of Fred Korematsu’s long journey to justice, the film brings history into the present, as it follows Japanese Americans speaking out against the current Muslim travel ban and other regressive immigration policies.

Peabody Award-winning filmmaker Abby Ginzberg has been producing compelling documentaries about race and social justice for over 30 years. In addition to directing Truth to Power: Barbara Lee Speaks for Me and Soft Vengeance: Albie Sachs and the New South Africa, Ginzberg has recently released Waging Change (2019), a documentary about the challenges faced by tipped servers. And Then They Came for Us (2017), about the connection between the incarceration of Japanese Americans during WWII and the recent Muslim travel ban, won a Silver Gavel Award, has played in major cities across the country, and was broadcast on public television in 2019 and 2020. Ginzberg was also the consulting producer on The Barber of Birmingham (dir. Robin Fryday And Gail Dolgin), which premiered at Sundance in 2011 and was nominated for an Oscar in the short documentary category.

Dr. Satsuki Ina is Professor Emeritus in the School of Education at California State University, Sacramento. She was born in the Tule Lake Segregation Center, an American concentration camp, during WWII. As a licensed psychotherapist, her primary clinical work has focused on intergenerational families struggling with legacies of trauma. Her research on the long-term impact of the WWII incarceration on the Japanese American family has led her to produce two award-winning documentary films, Children of the Camps and From a Silk Cocoon, both of which have been broadcast nationally on PBS. Dr. Ina is a community activist, educator, and spokesperson advocating for social justice who currently continues her psychotherapy and consultation practice in Oakland, California, addressing issues of community and historical trauma.