“In 1945 General MacArthur liberated my mother and thousands of others after years as POWs in the Santo Tomas Japanese Internment Camp in Manila. For decades afterwards the survivors would gather to remember those years of deprivation and imprisonment sharing stories of starvation and endurance. The gatherings used to number in the hundreds; today their numbers have dwindled down to a few. I wonder, as they age and pass on, will their stories likewise die? This year is the 80th anniversary of their rescue and they are determined to meet again, once more to commemorate when their lives, their childhoods, were interrupted by war. Once again they will gather to share how they persevered, and to remember those who did not. Once again they will pass around the microphone to give testimony, to once again recount a long forgotten history, and hope that their children and grandchildren will keep their memories alive after they’re gone. And I’ll be there to record it all. Join me as I tell their stories and attend The Last Reunion.” ~ Arden Teresa Lewis
We are looking to raise $32,000 in Pre-Production costs for our next film, The Last Reunion. The money will be used to cover the costs of traveling with a crew to film interviews, to pay for archival photo and film licensing, production fees, editing, color correcting and sound editing, etc. CLICK HERE TO DONATE AT SEED&SPARK