Before They Take Us Away

This award-winning documentary film from Unwashed Masses Productions chronicles the untold stories of Japanese Americans who “voluntarily” evacuated from the West Coast in the wake of Executive Order 9066 and spent World War II living outside the concentration camps that held their friends and family members. While the “self-evacuees” had their freedom, they became refugees in their own country, on a forced migration into the unknown. Many faced isolation, poverty and racial violence as they struggled to rebuild their lives. Before They Take Us Away is the second film from the creative team behind The Ito Sisters: An American Story.

Premiering on public television and in festivals and community screenings in 2022.

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Thank you to the DisOrient Asian American Film Festival of Oregon for the lovely Audience Choice Award for Best Feature Documentary for our new film, Before They Take Us Away! #disorientasianamericanfilmfestival #disorientasianamericanfilmfest #diso
We're excited to announce that we've been accepted for the Japan Film Festival Los Angeles this September! http://jffla.org #jffla #jffla2022
We are very excited to have The Ito Sisters: An American Story featured in the first annual Mixed Asian Media Fest, a celebration of Mixed Asian creativity (September 15-19).
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We are very pleased to be an Official Selection of @philaindie. Even though there are no in-person screenings, the festival is featuring a live Instagram feed of conversations with filmmakers. #pifffilms #philadelphiaindependentfilmfestival pifffil

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