International Women's Day: Short Film Screening

Join us for a complimentary film screening in celebration of International Women’s Day.

Featured Film: Shepherd's Pie and Sushi (1998, 45 min)
Courtesy of the National Film Board of Canada (NFB)

Shepherd's Pie and Sushi - Craig Anderl and Mieko Ouchi (1998, 45 min)

In 1993, Mieko Ouchi, an actor, began researching a documentary about her grandfather, Edward Ouchi, a Japanese immigrant to Canada. Then she was cast to star in The War Between Us, a film on the World War II internment of 22,000 Japanese Canadians--re-enacting a key episode in her own community's history. Part Japanese-Canadian history, part autobiography, Shepherd's Pie and Sushi looks at complex questions of personal and cultural identity with a light touch. Using archival material, dramatic re-enactment, powerful scenes from The War Between Us and moving interviews with members of the Ouchi family, the film relates the early history of Japanese-Canadians in Canada.

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Location: Inside the Bunka Centre starting at 11:00 AM, 1:00 PM and 3:00 PM 

Seating is limited; please register below to reserve a spot. Walk-ins welcome if there are seats still available.