Directed, wrote, and edited Our Thousand Days, a five-part PBS docuseries for Cascade PBS documenting World War II Japanese American incarceration through the stories of Bainbridge Islanders and Seattleites.
This series is airing on
Cascade PBS and stream on PBS.org as of April of 2026.
Origins Season 4: Our Thousand Days
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Animation
Narrative animated sequences are a component in this series. I had noticed a cognitive dissonance in other documentaries on the subject: adult survivors recollecting childhood experiences created distance between the audience and the lived reality of those moments.
The animated sequences bridge that gap, allowing viewers to connect with our interviewees as they actually experienced removal from their homes—as young children whose parents struggled to shield them from the full weight of what was happening.
Cinematography
"Memory" serves as the visual and thematic foundation of this series. Just as our animations diffuse toward the edges, mimicking the way memories fade at their periphery, the interview cinematography employs vintage lenses with shallow depth of field to create a focused, dreamlike quality. This approach visually manifests the act of remembering itself, drawing audiences into an intimate space where past and present converge through the survivors' recollections.
Behind the Scenes
