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Screening the Film
If your organization would like to screen A Most Unlikely Hero, we would love to make the program available to you. Please contact us at screenings@unlikelyhero.org and let us know about your organization, when and where you would like to show the film, and what format (DV, VHS, DVD) you prefer.

Because our goal is to spread the word about Capt. Yamashita's story, screening fees are nominal, and below typical market levels.

Additionally, the film's director and/or Capt. Yamashita can appear in person to lend their unique personal perspectives to this important story. Please write us for further information!

Purchasing the Film
Please see our Order the Film page for complete information on how you can obtain a copy of A Most Unlikely Hero for private, home use or for educational purposes.

Recent Screenings and Events

November 17, 2007: Chicago, IL  Organization of Chinese Americans Gala Dinner featuring Capt. Bruce Yamashita as co-keynote speaker

November 16, 2007: Chicago, IL  DePaul University

February 17, 2007: Portland, OR Portland State University, presented as part of "Fighting for Civil Rights in an Era of Terror," co-sponsored by the Portland JACL. Website

February 18, 2007: Salem, OR Willamette University, sponsored by the Office of Multicultural Affairs, Alpha Zeta Nu (AZN) and the Portland JACL. Website

March 18, 2006: Washington, D.C. National Press Club, sponsored by the Natl. Asian Pacific Bar Association

December 8, 2005: Washington, D.C.   Pillsbury, Winthrop, Shaw & Pittman

Sponsored by the Asian Pacific American Bar Assn., D.C. Chapter

November 13, 2005: Berkeley, CA   Univ. of California, Berkeley. Sponsored by
the Japanese American Citizens League, Berkeley Chapter


November 12, 2005: Palo Alto, CA   Stanford University, "Listen to the Silence,"10th Annual Asian American Issues Conference

October 15, 2005: Gainesville, FL  University of Florida, Southest Regional Conference of Asian American Leaders

May 22, 2005: San Diego, CA  San Diego Central Public Library

May 19 - 20, 2005: San Diego, CA  City of San Diego, City Diversity Committee and the City-Wide Diversity Resource Committee

May 16, 2005: Honolulu, HI  Unity Church of Hawaii, in observance of Asian Pacific American Heritage Month

March 30, 2005: Washington, D.C.   Georgetown University Law Center

2005 JAPAN TOUR sponsored by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Government of Japan
  March 18: Tokyo, Japan   Seaside Hotel Shiba Yayoi Kaikan
  March 18: Tokyo, Japan   Nippon Press Center
  March 16: Iwakuni, Japan  Iwakuni Kinsui Hotel
  March 15: Tokyo, Japan  live appearance on NHK's "Today's World"
  March 15: Tsukuba, Japan  Meikei Gakuen High School
  March 14: Tokyo, Japan   Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Government of Japan
  March 13: Tokyo, Japan  "Day of Remembrance" observance,
    Tokyo Chapter, Japanese American Citizens League.


November 20, 2004: Los Angeles, CA   Gates Millenium Scholars Program Leadership Conference

November 4, 2004: Honolulu, HI   Hawaii Pacific University

October 31, 2004: Oberlin, OH   First Church in Oberlin

October 30, 2004: Cleveland, OH   Pilgrim Congregational United Church of Christ

September 24, 2004: Boston, MA   Silkscreens Film Festival (Boston Asian American Independent Film Festival), Massachusetts Institute of Technology

September 17-19, 2004: Las Vegas, NV   University of Nevada-Las Vegas, Southern Nevada Council for the Social Studies: Literacy-Centered Approaches to Multicultural Education Workshop, and the Riviera Hotel

July 28, 2004: Honolulu, HI   Japan-America Student Conference, East-West Center, University of Hawaii

July 23, 2004: New York, NY   27th Asian American International Film Festival. Sponsored by Asian Cinevision and presented by HBO and Time Warner.

July 17, 2004: Washington, DC   Smithsonian Institution National Museum of American History. Sponsored by the Smithsonian Institution Asian Pacific American Program.

July 16, 2004: Chicago, IL   Second National Convocation of the Council on Racial and Ethnic Ministries, United Church of Christ

June 4-10, 2004: Dallas, TX   Third Annual Asian Film Festival of Dallas.

May 23, 2004: Denver, CO   broadcast on PBS station KBDI-TV.

May 19, 2004: Honolulu, HI   "From Victim to Hero," an examination of A Most Unlikely Hero from a humanities perspective. Japanese Cultural Center of Hawaii.

May 3, 2004: Fullerton, CA   California State University, Fullerton

May 1, 2004: Los Angeles, CA    Japanese American National Museum; co-sponsored by the Association of Asian American Journalists, Los Angeles chapter.

April 26, 2004: Seattle, WA   University of Washington

April 25, 2004: Seattle, WA    Blaine Memorial United Methodist Church

April 23, 2004: Bremerton, WA   Presented by the Kitsap Unitarian Universalist Fellowship's Anti Racism Committee in partnership with the Kitsap County Council for Human Rights, Bainbridge Island Japanese American Community, the Kitsap Human Rights Network, and other groups.

April 22, 2004: Bellingham, WA   Western Washington University; sponsored by: Western Washington University Unitarians and Bellingham Unitarian Fellowship, Social Justice Committee

April 22, 2004: Oak Harbor, WA    Whidbey Island Campus, Skagit Valley College

April 21, 2004: Mt. Vernon, WA   Skagit Valley College and the Lincoln Theater

April 19, 2004: Davis, CA   A featured event of the 31st annual University of California-Davis Asian Pacific Cultural Week

April 18, 2004: San Francisco, CA   Sponsored by: JCCCNC and the San Francisco chapter of the Japanese American Citizens League

April 17, 2004: Santa Cruz, CA   University of California-Santa Cruz

April 17, 2004: Watsonville, CA   Sponsored by: Watsonville-Santa Cruz Chapter, Japanese American Citizens League.

April 10, 2004: San Jose, CA   Sponsored by: Japanese American Chamber of Commerce of Silicon Valley, Japanese American Community Resource Organization, Japanese American Museum of San Jose, San Jose Japanese American Citizen's League, San Jose Buddhist Church.

March 26, 2004: Boston, MA   Association of Asian American Studies conference

March 24, 2004: New York, NY   New York University Cantor Film Center. Sponsored by the Asian/Pacific/American Studies Program & Institute at NYU. Co-sponsored by the Japanese American Citizens League, New York Chapter and supported by Asian CineVision.

February 26, 2004: Piedmont, CA   "Appreciating Diversity" film series. Sponsored by Diversity Works, the League of Women Voters and the Piedmont Unified School District's Appreciating Diversity committee.

February 8, 2004: Sacramento, CA   Japanese American Citizens League, Northern California District Youth Council