Omoiyari: A Song Film By Kishi Bashi (2023)

Directed by Kishi Bashi and Justin Taylor Smith
Produced by J.J. Gerber 

In this moving and beautifully orchestrated film, internationally acclaimed violinist and songwriter Kaoru Ishibashi, professionally know as Kishi Bashi, travels on a musical journey to understand World War II-era Japanese American incarceration, assimilation, and what it means to be a minority in America today.   

Kishi Bashi embarks on a personal quest by creating his music in locations relevant to the Japanese American wartime incarceration.  It is on this journey in which Kishi Bashi comes to terms with his own identity and uncovers a myriad of social issues that have gripping modern relevance.  This song film is a genre-breaking, artistic exploration that fuses history, music and the complexities of the human condition.