SCREENINGS 2026
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2026 Tule Lake Pilgrimage — “Resistance and Solidarity”
Screening and discussion with Emiko Omori & Barbara Takei.
July 3-6, 2026
PAST SCREENINGS
Berkeley Public Library
Screening and Discussion
Following the screening there will be a discussion with Emiko Omori, Barbara Takei, and Satsuki Ina.
Saturday, June 6, 2026
2:30 - 4 PM
Berkeley Public Library, 2090 Kitteredge St, 3rd Flr. Community Room, Berkeley, CA
Sunnyvale Public Library
Screening and Filmmaker Discussion
Following the screening there will be a discussion with Emiko Omori and Barbara Takei.
Saturday, May 30, 2026
2:30 - 4:00 PM
Sunnyvale Public Library, 665 W. Olive Ave., Sunnyvale, CA
North Olympic Library System Screenings
at Forks Library
Thursdays, May 7, 14, 21, and 28, 2026
3:30–4:30 PM
Forks Library, 171 South Forks Avenue, Forks, WA
Official Selection of the 2026 SAPFF
Nichi Bei Foundation Closing Night Program
Following the Sacramento Asian Pacific Film Festival screening there will be a
panel discussion featuring Emiko Omori and Barbara Takei.
Sunday, May 24, 2026
5 - 7 PM
The Sofia — Home of B Street Theatre
2700 Capitol Ave, Sacramento, CA
“We Must Begin By Telling The Truth”:
Honoring the Resistance of Tule Lake
Defiant to the Last screening sponsored by J-Sei, the Tule Lake Pilgrimage Committee, and Tsuru for Solidarity.
Following the screening there will be a discussion with Emiko Omori, Barbara Takei,
and Satsuki Ina, moderated by Tsuru for Solidarity Executive Director Mike Ishii.
Saturday, May 16, 2026
1 - 3 PM
J-Sei Community Center
1285 66th Street, Emeryville, CA
In-person or via Zoom (in-person seating is limited).
Official Selection of CAAMFest 2026,
in Partnership with SFPL
Following the screening there will be a discussion with Emiko Omori, Barbara Takei,
and Satsuki Ina, moderated by Don Young, Executive Director of CAAM.
Sunday, May 10, 2026
3:30 - 4:30 PM
Koret Auditorium at the San Francisco Public Library
100 Larkin St., San Francisco, CA
Nichi Bei Films of Remembrance
Emiko Omori & Barbara Takei In Attendance
Sunday, March 29, 2026
Gardena Valley Japanese Cultural Institute
Gardena, CA
Nichi Bei Films of Remembrance
Emiko Omori & Barbara Takei In Attendance
Saturday, March 28, 2026
Tateuichi Democracy Forum, Little Tokyo
Los Angeles, CA
DisOrient 2026: Asian American Film Festival of Oregon
Featured in the virtual program via Eventive (only available to stream in CA, OR, WA and HI).
March 16-22, 2026
YWCA Berkeley / Oakland Speaker Series
As part of a speaking engagement featuring author and activist Satsuki Ina, Defiant to the Last will be screened, followed by a discussion with Satsuki and filmmaker Emiko Omori.
March 7, 2026 | 11 am - 2 pm
YWCA Berkeley / Oakland
2600 Bancroft Way, Berkeley, CA
Albany Reads Kick Off: The Poet & the Silk Girl
The Albany Library presents Satsuki Ina’s memoir The Poet and the Silk Girl as its Spring 2026 community read. As part of the kick off event, Defiant to the Last will be screened, followed by a discussion with filmmaker Emiko Omori.
March 1, 2026 | 2 - 4 pm
The Albany Community Center Main Hall
1249 Marin Ave, Albany, CA
Nichi Bei Films of Remembrance
Emiko Omori & Barbara Takei In Attendance
Sunday, Feb. 22, 2026
San Jose Betsuin Buddhist Church, Japantown
San Jose, CA
Official Premiere — Nichi Bei Films of Remembrance
Emiko Omori & Barbara Takei In Attendance
Saturday, Feb. 21, 2026
AMC Kabuki 8 Japantown
San Francisco, CA
Minidoka Pilgrimage Planning Committee's
"No Choice But to Resist: Day of Remembrance 2026"
A documentary screening and Q&A with Emiko Omori & Barbara Takei
Saturday, Feb. 15, 2026 | 1 - 4:30 pm
Seattle University, Pigott Building
901 12th Ave, Seattle, WA 98122
In Honor of a Day of Remembrance: A Documentary Screening with Emiko Omori & Chizu Omori
Saturday, Feb. 14, 2026 | 1 - 3 pm
San Leandro Main Library
300 Estudillo Ave, San Leandro, CA