"The Volunteer" at the Sidewalk Film Festival

Don't miss out on "The Volunteer" screening at the Sidewalk Film Festival in Birmingham! Mark your calendars for Saturday, August 26th at 10:10 AM.

The Volunteer is a heartbreaking exploration into the devastating, life-long psychological impact of repressed racial trauma, as endured by a Japanese-American soldier maneuvering the multi-faceted realities of American anti-Asian racism during the Vietnam War. It is also a stirring tribute to the cross-racial bonds of military brotherhood forged in the shared anguish of racial oppression.

by Dr. Kelly Chong, Professor and Chairperson, Department of Sociology at the University of Kansas

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The film was nominated for best International Documentary - Short Form category at the Regina International Film Festival, won Best Heartland Documentary Short at the Kansas City FilmFest International, and recently played at the DocEdge Film Festival in New Zealand.

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