Uprooted

After the bombing of Pearl Harbor, Hanako and her family are abruptly uprooted from their home by order of President Roosevelt’s signing of Executive Order 9066, forcing them and 120,000 other Japanese Americans into remote and isolated internment camps. Uprooted follows Hanako’s life before, during and after the camps, displaying the harsh realities of discrimination and confinement, the deep generational trauma it leaves behind, the enduring bonds of family and community and the remembrance of this event, as we should never forget this time in history to ensure something like this never happens again.

Directed by Becca Jackson

Director’s Bio: Becca Jackson is a Japanese American animator and filmmaker from Gaithersburg, Maryland. She began her undergrad work in Los Angeles at Biola University, majoring in Cinema Media Arts. During the pandemic Becca returned home to Maryland and transferred to Maryland Institute College of Art to earn a BFA with a major in Animation and a minor in Film and Video.
Becca currently works in freelance animation, focusing on 2D digital animation and stop motion.

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